Nanobiotechnology: Breaking Barriers in Phytomedicine
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: 30 November 2025 | Viewed by 35
Special Issue Editor
2. Post Graduate Program in Biotechnology, Potiguar University, Campus Salgado Filho, Natal 59075-000, RN, Brazil
Interests: antioxidation; medicinal plant pharmacology; nutraceuticals; anti inflammatory activity; validation of solid dosage forms
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In the last 20 years, researchers attracted attention through an extensive number of publications on nanotechnology, proving that this scientific area exploded exponentially and novel tools on advanced materials became available in science and technology. Indeed, nanotechnology has emerged as the newest pivotal technology for a wide range of applications. In this scenario it arises as a multidisciplinary field with the large potential to bring together a range of disciplines covering novel ideas to solve old problems and create new products. Therefore, some products have become available to employ nanotechnology as a base. Indeed, the benefits of nanotechnology to society will become real when its transition to produce new products by using nanomanufacturing techniques and processes without causing high costs and toxicity risks to both humans and/or the environment. This requires the nanotechnologies to be readily scalable in terms of volume and size as well as having reduced health risks and costs to finally make nanoproducts available to the market.
This scenario highlights the transformative role of nanobiotechnology in enhancing the effectiveness, stability, and delivery of plant-based medicines. By applying nanoscale technologies, key challenges such as poor solubility, low bioavailability, and the limited targeting ability of phytocompounds are overcome. The integration of nanobiotechnology opens new frontiers for developing more efficient, controlled, and personalized phytomedicines, ultimately advancing natural therapies and expanding their clinical applications.
Dr. Maria Aparecida Medeiros Maciel
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- nanotechnology
- nanobiotechnology
- phytocompounds
- phytochemistry
- natural products
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