Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications: Recent Advances and Perspectives

Dear Colleagues,

Nanoparticles are defined as particles with a size of 1 to 100 nm, and their small size and high surface-to-volume ratio enable ease of functionalization, conjugation of biomolecules, and drug encapsulation. Disease treatment utilizing these novel properties has been studied and received attention in recent decades. In addition to treating direct diseases such as hyperthermia and photoablation therapy, nanoparticles can be used as a drug delivery vehicle to deliver hydrophobic drugs more easily by modifying drugs on the particle surface or loading them into pores. It is also used in biomedicine in various ways, such as bioimaging through active targeting or passive targeting, and biosensors for early diagnosis of cancer, diabetes, stroke, and Alzheimer’s disease. This Special Issue is going to introduce recent biomedical applications using nanoparticles.

Dr. Kibeom Kim
Dr. Sangpil Kim
Guest Editors

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• Drug delivery
• Nanomedicine
• Nanoparticle
• Biosensors
• Biomedical theranostics