Biology and Medicines
A section of Nanomaterials (ISSN 2079-4991).
Section Information
The range of applications for nanotechnology is broad. In food and agriculture, nanotechnology is used for smart packaging, nanosensors, nanopesticides, and nanofertilizers to improve food quality as well as safety and promote crop growth. In wastewater treatment, nanoparticles, nanocomposites, and nanomembranes remove pollutants such as heavy metals, organic contaminants, and microorganisms. Nanoparticle-based drug delivery systems have been developed to increase the bioactivity and bioavailability of organic and inorganic nanocarriers, and to enable their selective targeting. New trends include advanced micro/nanobiomachines with applications in gene regulation, self-assembly structures, and molecular motors. Additionally, green nanotechnology, sustainable materials, and AI-driven nanotoxicity predictions were developed to make the synthesis of products safer, more sustainable, and more economically efficient, as well as to increase the safety of these products for humans. Nanomaterials used in nearly all applications, as well as environmental nanoparticles, may come into contact with living organisms.
This section of Nanomaterials deals with the biological effects of all kinds of nanomaterials on living organisms. Submissions related to a better understanding of nanomaterial-induced adverse biological effects or the development of nanomaterials with desired biological actions are invited to the “Biology and Medicines” Section of Nanomaterials.
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Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Versatile Plasmonic Nanostructures for Biomedical Applications (Deadline: 5 August 2025)
- Applications of Nanomaterials in Biomedical Imaging and Cancer Therapy: 3rd Edition (Deadline: 15 August 2025)
- Advances in Nanotechnology for Medical Implants (Deadline: 29 August 2025)
- Polymer-Based Nanomaterials for Pharmaceutical, Biomedical and Environmental Applications—New Trends, Benefits and Future Opportunities (Deadline: 29 August 2025)
- Novel Nanotechnology-Based Methods in Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (Deadline: 29 August 2025)
- Roadmaps for Nanomaterials in Radiation Therapy (Deadline: 5 September 2025)
- Synthesis of Functional Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications (Deadline: 12 September 2025)
- New Progress in Targeted Delivery of Nanocarriers (Deadline: 12 September 2025)
- Radiation Technology in Nanomaterials (Deadline: 12 September 2025)
- Interplay between Nanomaterials and Plants (Deadline: 12 September 2025)
- Advanced Studies in Biomacromolecular Nanoparticles (Deadline: 19 September 2025)
- Advanced Nanomedicine for Drug Delivery (Deadline: 19 September 2025)
- Supramolecular Nanostructures for Smart and Tailored Drug Delivery: Recent Progress and Future Perspectives (Deadline: 20 September 2025)
- Recent Advances in the Development of Nano-Biomaterials (Deadline: 26 September 2025)
- Nanobiotechnology for Agricultural Stress Tolerance and Environmental Remediation (Deadline: 30 September 2025)
- Nanocrystalline Structures in Thin Films with Sensing and Biomedical Applications (Deadline: 30 September 2025)
- Safety and Toxicity of Carbon Nanotubes, Nanoparticles and Other Nanomaterials: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 30 September 2025)
- Biomimetic Composites and Bioinspired Devices Based on Nanomaterials (Deadline: 10 October 2025)
- Nanobiocomposite Materials: Synthesis, Properties and Applications (Deadline: 10 October 2025)
- Nanomaterials for Enhanced Biomedical Detection (Deadline: 17 October 2025)
- Nanotechnology and 2D Materials for Regenerative Medicine (Deadline: 31 October 2025)
- Latest Research on Nanomedicine and Drug Delivery Using Inorganic Nanoparticles (Deadline: 31 October 2025)
- Nanosomes in Precision Nanomedicine (Second Edition) (Deadline: 31 October 2025)
- Luminescence Properties and Bio-Applications of Nanomaterials (Deadline: 20 November 2025)
- Advances in Nanomedicine Biotechnologies (Second Edition) (Deadline: 20 November 2025)
- Nanomaterials for Biomedicine and Nanotheranostics (Deadline: 22 November 2025)
- Advances in Nanomaterials-Enabled Immunotherapy (Deadline: 25 November 2025)
- Nanoparticles for Multiple Drug Release (Deadline: 27 November 2025)
- Nanostructured Materials and Coatings for Biomedical Applications (Deadline: 28 November 2025)
- Applications of Functional Nanomaterials in Biomedical Science (Deadline: 5 December 2025)
- Nanomaterials for Drug Delivery and Cancer Immunotherapy (Deadline: 12 December 2025)
- Advances in Nanobiotechnology and Nanobiophysics: Innovations and Methodological Breakthroughs in Atomic Force Microscopy (Deadline: 12 December 2025)
- Nanomaterials for Biomedical and Environmental Applications (Deadline: 19 December 2025)
- Biomedical Applications of Metal Nanomaterials (Deadline: 20 December 2025)
- Advanced Nanomaterials for Bioimaging: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 20 December 2025)
- The 15th Anniversary of Nanomaterials: Exosome-Based Nanomaterials (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Luminescent Nanoprobes for Biomedical Imaging, Treatment and Detection (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Nanobiotechnology in Biology and Medicine (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Recent Advances in Antibacterial Nanoscale Materials (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Advances in Bioactive Materials for Nanomedicine (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- State of the Art in Nanotoxicology (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Novel Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology for Food Safety (Deadline: 9 January 2026)
- Future Nanoparticles: Focus on Sensors and Bio-Applications (Deadline: 10 January 2026)
- Nanotechnology in Food Safety Assessments and Packaging Applications (Deadline: 16 January 2026)
- Multifunctional Nanomaterials: Innovations in Energy Harvesting, Biological Applications, and Environmental Remediation (Deadline: 16 January 2026)
- Nanomaterials for Biological Applications: Innovative Strategies from Theranostic Approaches to Regenerative Medicine (Deadline: 16 January 2026)
- New Approach Methodologies for the Toxicity Assessment of Nanomaterials (Deadline: 20 January 2026)
- Metal Nanostructures in Biological Applications (Deadline: 20 January 2026)
- Research and Development of Bioactive Nanomaterials (Deadline: 23 January 2026)
- Carbon Quantum Dots (CQDs) and Related Systems (Deadline: 23 January 2026)
- Advances in Nanotoxicology: Health and Safety (Second Edition) (Deadline: 23 January 2026)
- Fullerenes and Carbon Nanostructures for Health (Deadline: 24 January 2026)
- Recent Advances in Nanoscale Detection for Biomedical Imaging and Analysis (Deadline: 26 January 2026)
- Extracellular Vesicles: Nanotechnology-Based Isolations, Characterizations, and Applications for Cancer Diagnostics and Monitoring (Deadline: 27 January 2026)
- Nanopharmaceutical Approaches for Inducing Cell Death in Tumors (Deadline: 10 February 2026)
- Design and Applications of Protein/Peptide Nanomaterials (Deadline: 10 February 2026)
- Nanomaterials in Medicine and Healthcare (Deadline: 13 February 2026)
- The Effects of Nanoparticles on the Gut Microbiome (Deadline: 16 February 2026)
- Green Nanoparticles for Topical Administration of Drugs (Deadline: 18 February 2026)
- Research Progress on the Toxicity of Nanoparticles in Organisms (Deadline: 20 February 2026)
- The Study of the Effects of Nanoparticles on Human Cells (Deadline: 20 February 2026)
- Nanomaterials in Anticancer Photodynamic Therapy Treatment (Deadline: 23 February 2026)
- Toxicology of Nanoparticles (Deadline: 26 February 2026)
- Nanostructured Materials for Biological and Pharmaceutical Applications (Third Edition) (Deadline: 27 February 2026)
Topical Collection
Following topical collection within this section is currently open for submissions:
