Nanomaterials for Biological Applications: Innovative Strategies from Theranostic Approaches to Regenerative Medicine

Dear Colleagues,

Nanomaterials are a very promising class of materials showing a wide range of possible applications in many research and industrial fields. The most interesting feature of these innovative materials is represented by their large surface area and tunability during production, allowing for their use in a plethora of different applications.

Nanotechnology led to cutting-edge tools for manipulation and detection at the nanoscale in various fields, including biology and medicine.

The biomedical field represent one of the most dynamic areas of nanomaterial development and evolution. Some examples of biomedical applications of these cutting-edge solutions are represented as follows: fluorescent biological labelling, drug and gene delivery, and the thermal ablation of cancer tissues.

Considering the highly tunable nature of these materials, their potential use is not limited only to the above mentioned more “classical” biomedical applications, but can also be extended to cosmetics, tissue engineering, and regenerative medicine fields, where they may represent support the continuous evolution of these research domains toward new solutions characterized by higher efficiency and sustainability.

The main goal of this Special Issue is to provide an updated perspective on nanomaterials to support biological interactions. Contributions that support the advancement of the current knowledge about production, characterization, and biological application of nanomaterials are welcomed, both in form of review and original articles.

The potential topics of interest about nanomaterials are as follows:

• Novel synthetic approaches;
• Characterization techniques;
• Nanomaterial applications;
• Therapeutic and theranostic approaches;
• Biosensors.

We encourage contributions from colleagues with different backgrounds (i.e., biologists, medical researchers, researchers from the cosmetic industry, chemists, etc.) to provide the readers with a complete overview of the most recent advancements in the exciting field of nanomaterials for biological applications.

Dr. Elena Canciani
Dr. Manuela Rizzi
Guest Editors

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• nanomaterials
• regenerative medicine
• toxicology
• cosmetics
• therapy
• imaging
• theragnostic
• nanoparticles synthesis and applications
• drug delivery