Design and Application of Nanomedicines

A special issue of Nanomaterials (ISSN 2079-4991). This special issue belongs to the section "Biology and Medicines".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 October 2026 | Viewed by 2613

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Dear Colleagues,

Nanomedicines, which include nanopharmaceuticals, nanoimaging agents, and theranostics, have attracted the attention of scientists in the last decades. Their versatility in composition and physicochemical properties makes them suitable for a wide range of medical applications. To boost the therapeutic and diagnostic efficiency of nanomedicines, adequate design is required, which is not restricted to chemical aspects only. Instead, it requires a holistic approach where the exchange of information between physicians, biologists, chemists, physicists, bioinformatics scientists, and materials scientists will pave the way for achieving this goal. This Special Issue aims to discuss the design and applications of innovative nanomedicines. In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews from different research areas such as chemistry, nanoinformatics, molecular biology, and pharmacology are welcome.

I look forward to receiving your contributions.

Dr. Lamiaa M.A. Ali
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Keywords

  • nanomedicines
  • design
  • application

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Chiral Materials: Multidisciplinary Progress and Emerging Frontier Application Prospects
by Feifan Xu, Hao Liu, Zhihan Jin, Tianci Huang, Chuanqi Tang, Chee Leong Tan, Yi Shi and Shancheng Yan
Nanomaterials 2025, 15(22), 1701; https://doi.org/10.3390/nano15221701 - 10 Nov 2025
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Chiral materials have shown promising application prospects across various disciplines in recent years due to their unique structural asymmetry and the resulting chiral dependence in optical, electrical, and biomedical applications. However, the existing literature lacks a unified summary of its applications in different [...] Read more.
Chiral materials have shown promising application prospects across various disciplines in recent years due to their unique structural asymmetry and the resulting chiral dependence in optical, electrical, and biomedical applications. However, the existing literature lacks a unified summary of its applications in different fields. This review systematically introduces the applications of chiral materials in optics, electricity, quantum science, and biomedicine. Based on circular dichroism and chiral inversion aggregation-induced emission, chiral materials enable efficient circularly polarized light emission/detection, advancing chiral perovskite and spin light-emitting diodes. In quantum science, in-depth studies of the chiral-induced spin-selectivity effect and chiral topological superconductors support spintronic devices and quantum computing. They facilitate the development of high-efficiency energy conversion devices and high-performance chiral electrochemical sensors. In biomedicine, they excel in enantioseparation, targeted drug delivery, and theranostics. In the future, chiral materials will develop towards multi-functional integration, intelligent response, and high-performance devices. Their in-depth applications in three-dimensional display technology, low-power spin storage devices, green catalytic systems, and precision medicine will provide innovative solutions to energy, environmental, and health challenges. Full article
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