Nanomedicine and Nanotoxicology: Characterization of Particles and Interactions at the Bio-Nano Interface
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Nanochemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 October 2021) | Viewed by 622
Special Issue Editors
Interests: characterization of nanoparticle dispersions; in vitro dosimetry of nanoparticles
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Interests: nanoparticles; microfluidics; nanobio interactions; thermoplasmonics
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Nanoparticles show considerable potential for applications in many technological sectors, including pharmaceuticals, medical diagnostics, cosmetics, and food technology. Either with purpose or unintentionally, nanoparticles will eventually come in contact with physiological and biological matrices, such as intra- and extracellular fluid and blood plasma, which themselves are complex colloidal media with a multitude of components that readily interact with nanoparticles. Accordingly, the physicochemical properties of the particles, such as physical stability and chemical composition, may be affected, which impacts functionality and integrity and may result in unintended adverse reactions. Owing to such interactions, the behavior and the characterization of the particle system should not be decoupled from the given physiological/biological matrix.
This Special Issue aims to collect studies addressing the characterization of nanoparticles and interactions in such environments. Experimental, theoretical, and computational studies addressing physicochemical factors, such as particle concentration, size distribution, shape, chemical composition, surface chemistry, porosity, particle elasticity, mass density, and surface charge, are most welcome.
Dr. Sandor Balog
Dr. Patricia Taladriz-Blanco
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- bio-nano interfaces
- colloidal stability in biological/physiological fluids
- nanomedicine
- nanotoxicology
- particulate nanomaterials and nanoparticles
- physicochemical characterization
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