Nanostructured Materials and Bioactive Compounds
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Biology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 May 2026
Special Issue Editor
Interests: nanocomposites; biopolymers; nanoparticles; functional properties; antimicrobial activity; smart/active packaging; plasma-treated water; nano/microencapsulation.
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are delighted to announce a forthcoming Special Issue of IJMS dedicated to "Nanostructured Materials and Bioactive Compounds". We warmly invite researchers to contribute original research articles and reviews that explore the cutting-edge intersection of advanced nanomaterials and bioactive agents.
This issue seeks to highlight innovative research on the design, synthesis, characterisation, and molecular-level interactions of diverse nanostructures. Key areas of interest include:
- Metallic nanostructures (e.g., silver and gold nanoparticles) and carbon-based nanomaterials (graphene oxide, carbon nanotubes, and quantum dots) for bioactive delivery or functional composites.
- Nanoencapsulation systems, such as nanocapsules and liposomes, engineered to protect, deliver, and control the release of bioactive payloads.
- The integration and synergistic effects of natural bioactive compounds (e.g., plant extracts, essential oils, antimicrobial peptides) and synthetic bioactive molecules with nanostructured carriers or matrices.
- Molecular mechanisms underpinning the bioactivity, stability, release kinetics, and biocompatibility of these hybrid systems.
Crucially, as IJMS is fundamentally focussed on molecular research, all submitted manuscripts must include substantive molecular data or analysis. This could involve detailed characterisation of molecular interactions (e.g., spectroscopy, binding studies), structure-property relationships at the molecular level, molecular modelling, or investigations into the molecular basis of biological effects (e.g., gene expression, enzyme inhibition, receptor binding studies related to the nanostructures/bioactives).
We encourage submissions that provide deep molecular insights into how nanostructures enhance the efficacy, stability, or targeting of bioactive compounds for applications spanning biomedicine, active packaging, antimicrobials, agriculture, and functional materials.
Dr. Karen Khachatryan
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Nanostructure-bioactive interaction
- Molecular encapsulation mechanisms
- Metallic nanoparticles (bioactivity)
- Carbon-based nanocarriers
- Nano/microcapsule delivery systems
- Bioactive compound stabilisation
- Structure-activity relationships
- Molecular release kinetics.
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