Biocolloids and Biointerfaces

Dear Colleagues,

Biocolloids and biointerfaces are key aspects in the multidisciplinary research field where the fundamentals of colloid and interface science meet naturally occurring or bioinspired systems. This multidisciplinary complexity demands insights and input from biology, pharmacy, and medicine, in addition to classic colloids and surface chemistry. Progress in this area will require collaboration from these different disciplines that creates scientific synergy. Such advancement of the knowledge in biocolloids and biointerfaces is highly relevant and, indeed, urgent. A prominent example is the COVID-19 research performed in many laboratories with complementary expertise and tasks. This includes work on aerosols to understand the infection route, the impact of particles-like viruses on the mucus layer in the lung as formed and stabilized by pulmonary surfactants, the route for the treatment of lung diseases, and the design of face masks to optimize their efficacy.

Prof. Dr. Aleksandra Szcześ
Prof. Dr. Wuge Briscoe
Dr. Reinhard Miller
Guest Editors

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