Special Issue "Nano-Bio-Catalysis: Fundamental Aspects, and Potential Applications"
A special issue of Processes (ISSN 2227-9717). This special issue belongs to the section "Catalysis Enhanced Processes".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 December 2020).
Special Issue Editors
Interests: bio-catalysis; enzyme immobilization; enzymes; enzyme-based pollutant degradation; bioengineering; biomedical engineering; environmental engineering; biosensors; biomaterials; drug delivery systems; toxic heavy elements; liquid and solid waste management
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Interests: environmental biotechnology/engineering; nanotechnology; biocatalysis; enzyme engineering; immobilization; bioremediation of hazardous and emerging pollutants; liquid and solid waste management – valorization of agro-industrial wastes
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2. Laboratory of Advanced Materials for Energy and Environment, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (UQTR), Trois-Rivières, QC G8Z 4M3, Canada
Interests: nanoconcretes; cement-based materials; nanomaterials; nanocomposites; organic coatings; polymer crystallization; functional composites
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Interests: polymer composites; conducting polymers; functional composites; nanomaterials; corrosion protection
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Special Issue Information
In recent years, much focus has been shifted to engineering biocatalytic constructs at both the micro and the nano level, with perspective applications in different bio- and non-bio sectors of the modern world.
Nanotechnology can offer new opportunities to address the challenging issue of large-scale processes. The key scientific advancements in nanotechnology at large and in environmental engineering, biomedical, bioelectronics, biosensors, and bio-catalysis in particular have led to new concepts. Bio-catalysis has emerged as a sustainable technique to synthesize valuable commodity chemicals with vast applications in various industrial domains, such as agriculture, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, biofuels, biosensors, biofuel cells, biochemicals, and foods. The term nano-biocatalyst refers to the integration of enzymes into nanomaterials. These enzyme-loaded nanocarriers have many advantages, such as (i) high enzyme loading, (ii) low mass transfer limitation, (iii) better stabilization, (iv) formation of single-enzyme nanoparticles. The utilization of properly designed and structured materials thus allows for the creation of well-defined prototypes that support a series of directed events. Considering these promising developments, we are pleased to launch this new Special Issue.
This Special Issue will emphasize the fundamental design concepts and emerging applications of nano-biocatalysts which aim to green the 21st century and which include bioconversion and/or biotransformation processes, bioelectronics, biosensor-based analyses, and therapeutic applications. All aspects of the field of nano-bio-catalysis are of great interest. The emphasis will be given to novel applications of nano-biocatalysts in relation to environment, energy, bioelectronics, biosensors, pharmaceutics, and biomedicine. Both research and review articles are welcome.
Prof. Dr. Hafiz M. N. Iqbal
Prof. Dr. Muhammad Bilal
Prof. Dr. Phuong Nguyen-Tri
Prof. Dr. Tuan Anh Nguyen
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All papers will be peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.
Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Processes is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.
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Keywords
- Nano-bio-catalysis
- Bioengineering
- Biomedical engineering
- Environmental engineering
- Immobilization
- Biomaterials
- Nanostructured materials
- Carbon-based nanoparticles
- Biosensors
- Environmental
- Biomedical
- Environmental pollution
- Therapeutic applications
- Monitoring/sensing
- Point of care
- Electrodes
- Bio-imaging
- Bioconversions