Nanostructured Materials and Interfaces: Biomedical and Healthcare Applications

Dear Colleagues,

Nanostructured materials play a significant role in generating new advanced classes of products with biomedical and healthcare applications. They will undoubtedly continue to develop and improve in the future. The unique physicochemical properties of nanomaterials that substantially differ from the same type of substance with micro or macro size influence and provide new advantageous biological activities like antimicrobial, antiviral, anti-inflammatory, and anticancer effects, the ability to cross biological barriers, biocompatibility, etc. These important features highlight nanostructured materials as prominent candidates for the generation of improved scaffolds for tissue engineering, the development of drug-, gene-, and siRNA-delivery systems for the treatment and therapy of various diseases (cancer, infectious diseases, genetic, and autoimmune disorders), the production of sophisticated biosensors, wound dressings, and medical implants. In addition, the generation of nanostructured surfaces brings new opportunities to engineer multifunctional interfaces with important biomedical and clinical potential.

The purpose of this Special Issue is to consolidate recent findings and provide new insights into the production and characteristics of nanostructured materials and interfaces with biomedical significance. Thus, we aim for this Special Issue to serve as an invaluable reference to those working on the design of novel nanostructured materials and interfaces for healthcare applications.

Research topics of interest of the present Special Issue include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Design and synthesis of nanostructured materials and interfaces, evaluations of their physicochemical properties, biological activity, and healthcare potential;
• Recent scientific and technological developments of nanostructured materials and interfaces and emerging biomedical and clinical applications;
• Surface characterization and current challenges in processing technologies and engineering specific interfaces relevant for biomedical use;
• Different methods and alternative technologies to obtain multifunctional 2D and 3D nanostructured interfaces with biomedical and healthcare applications.

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Dr. Tsvetelina Batsalova
Dr. Denitsa Kiradzhiyska
Guest Editors

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