Interactions Between Nanomaterials and Cells
A special issue of Cells (ISSN 2073-4409). This special issue belongs to the section "Cellular Biophysics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 July 2026 | Viewed by 27
Special Issue Editors
Interests: drug delivery; molecular imaging; nanomedicine
Interests: membrane homeostasis; lipid droplet biogenesis; lipid transport; sterol export; CAP proteins; fatty acid transport
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Dear Colleagues,
The rapid development of nanomaterials has opened new opportunities across biomedicine, biotechnology, and regenerative medicine, particularly through their interactions with living cells. Nanomaterial–cell interactions govern cellular uptake, intracellular trafficking, signaling modulation, and biological responses that ultimately determine safety, functionality, and therapeutic efficacy. Understanding these interactions is, therefore, essential for the rational design of nanomedicines, diagnostic platforms, and bioengineered systems.
This Special Issue aims to highlight recent advances in elucidating the physicochemical, biological, and mechanistic aspects of nanomaterial–cell interactions. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, nanoparticle–membrane interactions, intracellular fate and organelle targeting, nano-bio interface dynamics, immune and stress responses, cellular heterogeneity, and the role of nanomaterials in modulating cell fate, senescence, and microenvironmental signaling. We appreciate it that papers published with us will contain some interesting results in cellular and molecular biology, with an emphasis on interdisciplinary approaches that bridge materials science, cell biology, and translational nanomedicine.
Dr. Ali Dinari
Prof. Dr. Roger Schneiter
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- nanomaterial–cell interactions
- nanomedicine
- cellular uptake and trafficking
- nano–bio interface
- intracellular signaling
- cellular stress and toxicity
- stem cells and nanomaterials
- advanced imaging and characterization
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