Νanoparticles for Biomedical Applications (2nd Edition)
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Advanced Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 October 2026 | Viewed by 6361
Special Issue Editors
Interests: functional biomaterials; biocompatible polymers; controlled delivery of bioactive molecules; drug targeting; tissue engineering; nanoparticles; scaffolds
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Interests: multifunctional liposomes; functional dendritic polymers; drug delivery; hybrid carbon-based nanomaterials; multifunctional coatings; antibacterial nanomaterials
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Nanoparticles have emerged as a promising class of materials for biomedical applications as their particle size, which is in the nanometer range, secures their colloidal nature and their unique properties of increased relative surface area and quantum size effects. Nanoparticles are categorized primarily as polymeric, inorganic, lipid, and carbon-based, with each class featuring multiple forms, such as micelles, dendrimers, cyclodextrins, nanospheres, polymersomes, liposomes, lipid, metal and metal oxide nanoparticles, quantum dots, and carbon nanostructures.
Their architecture (size, shape, and charge) and surface properties can be fine-tuned to optimize their stability, solubility, drug loading capacity, and controlled release so as to prolong their circulation and enhance delivery of various payloads, including small molecules, biological macromolecules, and proteins, leading to their use in a wide variety of biological and pharmaceutical applications. The incorporation of bioresponsive moieties and surface modification with targeting agents enable the overcoming of biological barriers, enhancing delivery though cell-specific targeting and molecular transport to specific organelles.
This Special Issue will highlight the latest research on nanoparticles focusing on their applications in the biomedical field, including drug and gene delivery, stimuli-responsive therapeutics, antibacterials, bioimaging, theranostics, tissue engineering, and regenerative medicine.
Dr. Leto-Aikaterini Tziveleka
Dr. Zili Sideratou
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- nanoparticles
- lipid-based
- carbon-based
- polymeric
- inorganic
- functionalization
- controlled delivery
- bioimaging
- theranostics
- tissue engineering
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