Advanced Research on Nanotechnology for New Plant Products: Phytomedicine, Phytocosmetics and Crop Protection
A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Phytochemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 December 2026 | Viewed by 45
Editors
Interests: nanotechnology; microtechnology; neglected diseases; modified release; nanoparticles; nanoemulsions; liposomes
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Interests: plant; phytonanotechnology; phytonanomedicine; phytonanocosmetics; bionanotechnology; health sciences; pharmacy; pharmaceutics; crop protection and pesticides; drug delivery systems
Interests: plant; phytochemistry; phytonanotechnology; phytonanomedicine; phytonanocosmetics; bionanotechnology; health sciences; pharmacy; pharmaceutics; crop protection and pesticides; drug delivery systems
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to invite you to contribute to our upcoming Special Issue on “Advanced Research on Nanotechnology for New Plant Products: phytomedicine, phytocosmetics, crop protection and pesticides”. This Special Issue aims to highlight the most recent advances in the application of nanotechnology across the fields of phytonanotechnology, phytonanomedicine, phytonanocosmetics, and crop protection. Nanotechnology enables the encapsulation of natural products within nanocarriers, enhancing their stability, bioavailability, and therapeutic efficacy in the treatment of diseases such as cancer, infectious diseases (caused by viruses, bacteria, and protozoa), and immunological disorders, as well as in tissue regeneration. Moreover, the incorporation of natural bioactive compounds with antioxidant, anti-aging, and photoprotective properties into nanosystems offers promising opportunities for the development of advanced phytonanocosmetic formulations. Finally, nanotechnology can also be applied to natural active ingredients with repellent and insecticidal properties, contributing to more efficient and sustainable strategies for crop protection.
Areas of research may include the following:
1-Nanocarriers for the encapsulation of plant products such as essential oils, fixed oils, extracts, resins, and other products with a chemical marker defined by phytochemical analysis;
2-Highlighting nanoparticles, nanoemulsions, liposomes, polymeric micelles, nanostructured lipid carriers, nanofibers, and nanogels as nanocarriers for the encapsulation of plant-derived products;
3-Development of a phytonanocosmetic with antioxidant, sunscreen, anti-aging, or skin-lightening properties;
4-Development of a phytonanoformulation with repellent and pesticidal activity for crop protection;
5-Evaluation of the biocompatibility and safety of plant-derived products for translational research and clinical use.
Prof. Dr. Eduardo Ricci-Júnior
Prof. Dr. Ivana Correa Ramos Leal
Prof. Dr. Mariana Sato
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- phytonanotechnology
- phytonanomedicine
- phytonanocosmetics
- pharmaceutical nanotechnology
- crop protection and pesticides
- nanocarriers
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