Antioxidant Nanomaterials for Biomedical Applications

Dear Colleagues,

An increase in the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) is implicated in the development of numerous disorders such as cardiovascular diseases, atherosclerosis, neurodegenerative, cancer, etc. Under normal conditions, minimal ROS generation is required for maintaining certain cellular processes in an organism, and the balance is sustained by a tightly coupled defensive antioxidant system that works in coordination to maintain redox homeostasis. While under pathological conditions, an imbalance between the levels of antioxidants and ROS leads to a phenomenon called oxidative stress. Thus, the use of exogenous antioxidants is considered an important therapeutic option to reduce the risk of oxidative stress-induced health conditions. Though the use of antioxidants has been reported to play a vital role in combating free radical-induced damage in an organism, these antioxidants have certain limitations, in particular, the degradation during delivery is attributed to their reduced bioavailability. Thus, from this perspective, different types of metal and metal oxide nanoparticles of gold, platinum, and cerium have received special attention and made tremendous progress in multiple biomedical applications.

This Special Issue aims to provide the research community with recent advances in the field of antioxidant nanomaterials developed for biomedical and therapeutic applications. Researchers are cordially invited to submit original articles which revolve around research in nanomaterials. Review articles summarizing the current knowledge on antioxidant nanomaterials and their applications will also be of interest.

Dr. Rukhsana Gul
Dr. Mushtaq A. Dar
Dr. Karuppiah Ponmurugan
Guest Editors

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• nanotechnology
• nanobiomedicine
• reactive oxygen species
• antioxidant defense system
• oxidative stress