Recent Advances in Nanomedicines Against Bacterial Infections
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Nanoscience".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 March 2026 | Viewed by 1679
Special Issue Editors
2. LEPABE—Laboratory for Process Engineering, Environment, Biotechnology and Energy, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
Interests: nanotechnology; polymeric nanoparticles; lipid-based nanoparticles; drug delivery systems; targeted therapy; brain delivery; neurodegenerative disease therapy; effect of compounds on the aggregation and conformation of peptides and proteins; biophysical models; drug–membrane interactions; pharmaceutical and food applications
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2. ALiCE—Associate Laboratory in Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
Interests: anti-bacterial nucleic acid mimics probes as a new therapeutic approach; delivery mechanisms of nucleic acid mimics in bacteria; nucleic acid mimics
Interests: drug delivery; targeted therapy; brain delivery; brain cancer; glioblastoma; cancer therapy; neurodegenerative disease therapy; biophysical models; drug–membrane interactions
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Interests: nanotechnology and interfacial phenomena; effects of fluorinated systems and peptides on the aggregation of amyloid beta peptides; conformational studies of protein and peptide self-organized systems and polymer surfaces; design and production of inorganic and polymeric nanosystems for pharmaceutical and food applications
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The world is currently experiencing a serious health crisis due to the high morbidity and mortality rates linked to infectious diseases, in particular, caused by bacteria. The increase in antibiotic resistance is still a growing challenge, which hinders the treatment of bacterial infections. Therefore, alternative therapies/strategies are needed due to the lack of effective treatments. In the last years, nanotechnology has emerged as a new strategy to combat bacterial infections and antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Using nanoparticles (NPs) to prevent, treat, or diagnose bacterial infections is one of the most promising approaches since NPs can act directly on bacteria and/or as delivery systems of compounds, improving their therapeutic efficacy.
Thus, this Special Issue focuses on the recent developments in NPs and their current applications in bacterial infections, including their prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. Researchers are welcome to submit their latest findings as original papers and reviews.
Dr. Stephanie Andrade
Dr. Nuno Guimarães
Dr. Maria João Ramalho
Dr. Joana A. Loureiro
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- nanotechnology
- nanoparticle
- nanocarriers
- nanoantibiotic
- drug delivery system
- targeted delivery
- theranostic
- infectious diseases
- antibacterial agent
- antimicrobial resistance
- biomedical application
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