Carbon-Based Nanomaterials: From Synthesis and Functionalization to Biomedical Applications
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Materials Science".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2026 | Viewed by 62
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Interests: nanobiotechnology; cancer; cell biology; bioengineering
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue aims to deliver a comprehensive overview of recent progress in carbon-based nanomaterials for biomedical use, spanning advanced synthesis, surface engineering, physicochemical characterization, and application-driven design.
Carbon-based nanomaterials—including graphene and graphene oxide, carbon nanotubes, fullerenes, carbon quantum dots, and emerging hybrid systems—offer exceptional physical, chemical, mechanical, electrical, and biological properties. Rapid advances in synthesis and surface functionalization now enable fine control over size, shape, surface chemistry, and biocompatibility, accelerating their integration into modern biomedicine.
The collection of papers will emphasize the relationships between structure and properties, as well as explore biocompatibility and the mechanistic interactions at the nano–bio interface, including the effects of mechanobiology. Additionally, it will address the translational potential within this field. We welcome submissions in the following areas: advanced fabrication and functionalization strategies; characterization of nanostructures and surfaces; nano–bio interactions; drug and gene delivery platforms; cancer therapeutics (including photothermal and photodynamic therapies); biosensors and diagnostic systems; antimicrobial technologies; tissue engineering; regenerative medicine; and diagnostic imaging. We invite original research articles and high-quality review papers that address both fundamental advances and application-oriented developments in this rapidly evolving field.
Dr. Marta Kutwin
Guest Editor
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