Molecular Targeting in Nanoparticle Systems: Precision Therapy, Detoxification, and Environmental Remediation
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 2027 | Viewed by 1
Special Issue Editors
2. Research Institute of the University of Bucharest—ICUB, University of Bucharest, 050657 Bucharest, Romania
Interests: synthesis and characterization of nanobiomaterials; microfluidic synthesis; nanocomposites; biomedical engineering; drug delivery and targeting; antimicrobial surfaces; nanomodified surfaces
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Interests: synthesis and characterization of nanobiomaterials; microfluidic synthesis; nanocomposites; organic and pharmaceutical chemistry; analytical chemistry; materials & nanosciences; food chemistry; bioengineering
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue aims to provide a comprehensive platform focused on the design and application of innovative nanoparticle-based materials with advanced targeting capabilities. Emphasis is placed on systems that enable selective interactions at the molecular or cellular level to overcome current biomedical and environmental limitations. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, magnetic nanoparticles for guided delivery and/or easy separation, stimuli-responsive nanoparticles capable of controlled payload release, surface-functionalized nanomaterials engineered for enhanced specificity, bioavailability, or adsorption efficiency, and nanostructured composite materials for advanced environmental applications. Contributions addressing precision therapeutic strategies, detoxification of biological or chemical contaminants, and environmentally relevant remediation processes are particularly encouraged. By integrating molecular targeting concepts with functional nanomaterials, this Special Issue aims to highlight interdisciplinary advances that bridge nanotechnology, chemistry, biology, and environmental science, fostering the development of effective, sustainable, and highly selective nanoparticle systems.
Dr. Adelina-Gabriela Niculescu
Prof. Dr. Dan Eduard Mihəiescu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- nanoparticles
- nanocomposites
- molecular targeting
- stimuli-responsive materials
- magnetic nanoparticles
- surface functionalization
- precision therapy
- detoxification
- decontamination
- environmental remediation
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