Nanobiomaterials for Medical Research: From Molecular Mechanisms to Clinical Translation
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: 31 August 2026 | Viewed by 988
Editors
Interests: microbiology; immunology; virulence factors; pathogens; antimicrobial materials
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Interests: alternative antimicrobials; molecular microbiology; biofilm modulation; host–pathogen interactions; antibacterial nanoparticles
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Nanomaterials could be considered the new golden standard for the management of the most challenging diseases of the century, such as cancer and infections caused by resistant pathogens. Infections caused by multi-drug-resistant bacteria in patients with chronic diseases have been associated with high mortality and morbidity. Patients with cancer, diabetes, metabolic disorders, chronic wounds, and others are at special risk of developing difficult-to-treat infections. Deciphering microbial resistance at the molecular level and regulating key mechanisms to limit the selection of resistant strains by nanotechnology is a promising direction towards the control of multiresistant bugs. On the other hand, nanotechnology has a great impact on the diagnosis and treatment of numerous chronic diseases, which puts patients at a special risk of developing communicable conditions. This Special Issue will focus on the latest discoveries of different types of nanomaterials or biopolymers, alone or functionalized with key drugs (anticancer substances, hormones, antibodies, antibiotics, small peptides, plant extracts, probiotics) that could make a difference in the management of chronic diseases at the molecular level.
Original research articles and reviews regarding latest (nano)materials design, drug targeting, cellular and molecular trafficking which could be translated into treatment methods; their properties, and new insight into their mechanism of action at cellular and molecular level are welcome.
The scope of this Special Issue includes, but is not limited to, the following topics:
- Materials in infection control;
- New design of smart materials;
- Coatings for modulating cellular adherence;
- Biofilm control;
- Bioactive medical devices;
- Nanotechnology in host–pathogen studies;
- Materials and new technologies for wound healing;
- Drug delivery;
- Molecular mechanisms of nanoparticles;
- Cellular trafficking of nanostructured drugs;
- Nanoparticles for chronic diseases.
Dr. Carmen Curutiu
Dr. Alina Maria Holban
Dr. Florin Iordache
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- nanomaterials
- biopolymers
- medical research
- chronic diseases
- molecular mechanisms
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