Biomedical Applications of Polymer-Based Nanomaterials
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Biobased and Biodegradable Polymers".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 September 2023) | Viewed by 12666
Special Issue Editors
Interests: fungal nanotechnology; fungal biotechnology; bio-based nanomaterials; antifungals
Interests: material science; biotechnology; antimicrobial activity; biopolymers
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Dear Colleagues,
Antimicrobial resistance occurs when bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites evolve over time and become less drug-responsive, making infections more difficult to treat and raising the risk of sickness, severe illness, and death. Antibiotics and other antimicrobial drugs are rendered ineffective by drug resistance, and infections are becoming increasingly difficult or impossible to treat. Therefore, it is necessary to design and develop new compounds that overcome these limitations. Nanotechnology is assumed to be the subsequent industrial revolution and considered to have tremendous effectiveness on the community, economics, and the common world. Recently, nanomaterials based on polymers have received much attention in the medical field. Their application in nanomedicine can improve bioavailability, pharmacokinetics, and, therefore, the effectiveness of various therapeutics agents. Thus, nanomaterials based on polymers can be used for various biomedical applications, such as antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral, and anticancer activities. The focus of this Special Issue will be on the synthesis, characterization, antimicrobial, anticancer, antiviral, and antioxidant activities of polymer-based nanomaterials.
Dr. Amr H. Hashem
Dr. Mohamed S. Hasanin
Dr. Salem S. Salem
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- polymers
- nanomaterials
- antimicrobial activity
- anticancer activity
- antiviral activity
- antioxidant activity
- drug delivery
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