Functional Nanomaterials in Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Applications
A special issue of Pharmaceutics (ISSN 1999-4923). This special issue belongs to the section "Nanomedicine and Nanotechnology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 January 2026 | Viewed by 6
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Interests: dendritic polymers; xerogels; water purification; liquid crystals; metal nanoparticle catalysts; antimicrobial coatings
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Nanoscale materials were not created by humans. Rather, they are the result of successful species evolution in the form of robust structures such as silk and bones or vital nano-colloids (milk, blood). Their natural abundance makes them ideal models for implementation in bioinspired technologies in biomedical sciences and pharmaceutics. In this context, advanced nanomaterials (one-dimensional fibers, tubes, and wires; two-dimensional plates and sheets; and nanoparticles and nanospheres) are widely applied in the fields of drug delivery, bioimaging, tissue engineering, and gene transfection. Moreover, they are used for hyperthermic, photodynamic, and photoacoustic therapies. Moreover, they serve as potent antimicrobials and biosensors, and are ideal building blocks for 3D scaffolds and implant bioprinting. Additionally, their resemblance to proteins has led to the exploitation of their biomimetic pathways.
This Special Issue, “Functional Nanomaterials in Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Applications”, aims to present original and innovative research articles and reviews on the recent trends, developments, implementations, and perspectives in this field. Particular emphasis is placed on nanomaterial functionalization methods and their physicochemical characterization. Above all, the main focus of this Special Issue is on analytical explanations of the multitude of nanomaterial applications.
Dr. Michael Arkas
Dr. Veroniki Peter Vidali
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- nanomaterials
- drug delivery
- bioimaging
- tissue engineering
- gene transfection
- hyperthermic therapies
- photodynamic therapies
- photoacoustic therapies
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