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Smart Nanomaterials for Therapy and Imaging

A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Nanochemistry".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2023) | Viewed by 5928

Special Issue Editors

1. Department of Pharmaceutics, Daqing Campus of Harbin Medical University, Daqing 163319, China
2. State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
Interests: biomimetic nanoprobe; nanozyme; photothermal therapy; biological imaging; multimodal diagnosis and treatment

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School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
Interests: catalysis; clay minerals; ethnomedicine; polyphenol

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Dear Colleagues,

Smart nanomaterials are of great interest in the field of bioengineering and biomedicine due to their unique structure and functional characteristics. Unlike traditional materials, smart nanomaterials have special optical, magnetic, electrical and mechanical properties, with potential applications in biosensors and in disease diagnosis and treatment. These smart nanomaterials are powerful and promising tools and could address the limitations of traditional diagnostic and therapeutic methods, such as the lack of diagnostic accuracy and therapeutic efficiency. Recent advances in smart nanomaterials and medical research have revealed new possibilities for disease diagnosis and treatment.

In this Special Issue on "Smart Nanomaterials for Therapy and Imaging", driven by growing concern in the field of biomaterials, we aim to highlight cutting-edge research on nano-biomaterials and the benefits of their high efficiency and novel characteristics for disease treatment and biological imaging.

Dr. Minghui Li
Dr. Tianfu Wang
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • nanomaterials for cancer and ischemic or inflammatory disease
  • early detection for specific diseases
  • biomaterial monitoring and/or in vivo imaging
  • smart nanomaterials for near-infrared imaging
  • rational design of nanozymes for theranostics

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Cadmium Sulfide Nanoparticles: Preparation, Characterization, and Biomedical Applications
by Alireza Ghasempour, Hamideh Dehghan, Mehrnaz Ataee, Bozhi Chen, Zeqiang Zhao, Mahsa Sedighi, Xindong Guo and Mohammad-Ali Shahbazi
Molecules 2023, 28(9), 3857; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28093857 - 2 May 2023
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Cadmium sulfide nanoparticles (CdS NPs) have been employed in various fields of nanobiotechnology due to their proven biomedical properties. They are unique in their properties due to their size and shape, and they are popular in the area of biosensors, bioimaging, and antibacterial [...] Read more.
Cadmium sulfide nanoparticles (CdS NPs) have been employed in various fields of nanobiotechnology due to their proven biomedical properties. They are unique in their properties due to their size and shape, and they are popular in the area of biosensors, bioimaging, and antibacterial and anticancer applications. Most CdS NPs are generally synthesized through chemical, physical, or biological methods. Among these methods, biogenic synthesis has attracted more attention due to its high efficiency, environmental friendliness, and biocompatibility features. The green approach was found to be superior to other methods in terms of maintaining the structural characteristics needed for optimal biomedical applications. The size and coating components of CdS NPs play a crucial role in their biomedical activities, such as anticancer, antibacterial, bioimaging, and biosensing applications. CdS NPs have gained significant interest in bioimaging due to their desirable properties, including good dispersion, cell integrity preservation, and efficient light scattering. Despite these, further studies are necessary, particularly in vivo studies to reduce NPs’ toxicity. This review discusses the different methods of synthesis, how CdS NPs are characterized, and their applications in the biomedical field. Full article
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