Nanostructures for Biomedical Applications

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue is dedicated to research with the aim of manufacturing nanostructures for surface’s functionalisation to be exploited in a wide spectrum of biological and medical applications.

Through a surface’s functionalization, new opportunities arise by extending the range of properties or even adding different functionalities, from antimicrobial effects to drug delivery vectors or from tissue engineering to innovative medical devices.

The most important approaches to functionalise surfaces are (i) by covering them with thin layer/multilayers/coatings and (ii) by texturing-applying methods ranging from laser irradiation to chemical corrosion.

We invite the scientific community to contribute new/original research articles and reviews describing the relevant properties for the biomedical field, synthesis, and characterization of nanostructures.

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Dr. Gabriela Dorcioman
Dr. Valentina Grumezescu
Guest Editors

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