New Challenges in Antimicrobial Nanomaterials
A special issue of Nanomaterials (ISSN 2079-4991). This special issue belongs to the section "Biology and Medicines".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 February 2025) | Viewed by 729
Special Issue Editors
Interests: processing and forming of biomaterials and biostructures incorporating particles; bubbles; capsules and fibres at all scales
Interests: antiviral and antimicrobial nanoparticles; biomedical applications; healthcare applications
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Dear Colleague,
Antimicrobial nanomaterials are facing new challenges in biomedical and healthcare settings. These challenges span meeting regulatory hurdles, scalability in terms of cost, and sustainability. Also, more detailed research needs be intensified in some important areas such as the mechanism of action against bacteria and fungi; toxicities in vitro, in vivo, or ex vivo; biocompatibility; and environmental impact.
The current major concerns for nanomaterials in biomedical applications are the safety issues for human and animal uses. The balance between effective antimicrobial action and minimal toxicity to infection is crucial. Other issues include the potential environmental impact of nanomaterials, including their persistence and accumulation in ecosystems. This also includes understanding how they interact with various environmental components and their long-term effects.
Although antimicrobial nanomaterials are designed to reduce the likelihood of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), there is still a risk that microbes could develop resistance over time and research is needed to understand more details on their annihilation mechanisms of action and mitigate this risk in terms of optimising their formulation design, processing, and applications. This may cover the establishment of standardise regulatory frameworks for safe use such as guidelines for their production, usage, and disposal. Therefore, producing these materials on a large scale in a cost-effective manner remains a significant challenge. Moreover, innovations in manufacturing processes are urgently needed to make them commercially viable, which also has to follow current governmental guidelines on sustainability and Net Zero targets.
These challenges require multidisciplinary collaboration solutions to harness the full potential of antimicrobial nanomaterials while ensuring their sustainability, safety, and efficacy. Therefore, this Special Issue invites authors to submit their research for publication in the above key areas and beyond.
Prof. Dr. Mohan Edirisinghe
Dr. Guogang Ren
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- nanomaterials
- antimicrobial
- antiviral
- antibacterial
- antifungal
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