Interaction between Nanomaterials and Biological Membranes
A special issue of Membranes (ISSN 2077-0375). This special issue belongs to the section "Biological Membrane Functions".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2021) | Viewed by 267
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Precision medicine, drug delivery and testing, sensing and electrical recording from neuronal and cardiac cultures, together with a plethora of other biological applications, have been relying more and more on the engineering of nanomaterials to achieve better results and outstanding control over the various systems.
An in-depth characterisation of the interface between biological samples, both cells and tissue, with the nanostructures is of pivotal importance to get the best out of these devices and emerging platforms.
Nanomaterials have been widely used to deliver biomolecules and drugs to entire cell populations or to specific subsets of cells, with high precision and single-cell resolution. Different material properties have been used to record electrically active cells. By finely tuning the geometry of nanomaterials, it is possible to direct cell localisation and cell migration. Nanoparticles can be used to sustainably deliver molecules in time, allowing for temporal control over specific stimuli. Uptake of the intracellular constituent is now a reality for the analysis of cell response to external stimuli. Overall, nanomaterials are offering exciting additional instruments to the toolbox already available for directing and investigating the behaviour of both single cells and cell collectives.
In this Special Issue of Membranes, we want to focus on the interaction between cell membranes and nanomaterials and its importance for biological and medical applications. We would like to provide the scientific community with a glimpse of the latest understanding of these interactions, the state-of-the-art of the characterisation methods of these interfaces, and place emphasis on the newest applications that have been developing. Authors are invited to submit their latest results on the characterization and/or use of nanotechnology to interact with biological samples through cell membranes. Original works, reviews, and perspective papers are all welcome.
Dr. Valeria Caprettini
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- cell/nanostructure interface
- drug delivery
- electrical recordings
- spectroscopic analysis
- cell membrane curvature
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