The Role of Metals in Biomedicine: Diagnosis and Therapy

Dear Colleagues,

In the last decade, the use of metal-based compounds in the medical field has increased. In fact, the key role that metals have in the fight against and diagnosis of diseases with a strong social impact, from tumors to viral epidemics, is increasingly evident.

Indeed, nanosized molecules are key for a wide range of bio-applications, such as biosensors, biocatalysis, drug delivery, imaging and theranostic applications.

A large variety of new materials and composites have been designed and prepared, mainly via chemical approaches, using metal surface engineering to construct new synergistic hybrid systems.

In particular, new bioactive molecules, metal–organic systems, drug delivery systems via metal particles and their applications should be taken into consideration, including (but not limited to) studies on dosage form, route of administration, side effects, drug loading capacity of the delivery systems, drug encapsulation efficiency, dosage response, pharmacokinetics and biodistribution.

This Special Issue focuses on highlighting the progress of new metal-based materials for biomedical applications starting from their conception, preparation, functionalization and characterization up to advanced applications in biomedical fields.

Dr. Iole Venditti
Guest Editor

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• synthesis of basic metal compounds and bioactives metal nano-objects
• biomedical applications
• metal-based biosensors
• biocatalysis delivers
• metal-based drugs
• nanomedicine
• metal toxicity