Novel Engineered Nanomaterials for Advanced Biological Applications

Dear Colleagues,

Nanomaterials are currently being used for several applications in the industrial, pharmaceutical, and biomedical fields. The widespread use of nanomaterials is due to their enhanced properties compared to their bulk counterparts allowing novel applications. In recent decades, a considerable number of engineered nanomaterials were have been with the purpose of a biomedical application mainly focused on diagnosis and disease therapy. Hence, organic, inorganic, and hybrid nanomaterials have been developed and used, for instance, in targeted drug delivery, hyperthermia, photodynamic therapy, bioimaging, and biosensors.

In this Special Issue, we invite you to submit research articles, review papers, and short communications focused on general topics related to the development of novel nanomaterials for advanced biological applications, including (i) synthesis and design of functional nanomaterials for advanced biological applications; and (ii) biomedical applications such as bioimaging, photodynamic therapy, hyperthermia therapy, and drug delivery. Interdisciplinary approaches are also much welcomed. We anticipate that this Special Issue will present the recent advancements on nanoparticle developments for biological applications.

Dr. Helena Oliveira
Guest Editor

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