Multifunctional Nanocomposites for Bioapplications
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Nanoscience".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2024 | Viewed by 25
Special Issue Editor
Interests: nanotechnology; biomaterials; nanomedicine; molecular biology; immunotherapy; nanoscience
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Dear Colleagues,
The combination of biopolymers with nanomaterials has paved the way for the field of bio-nanocomposites in biomedical applications. The incorporation of nanomaterials, such as metal/metal oxide nanoparticles, carbon, graphene and silica nanomaterials, in biopolymers has been utilized in drug delivery, tissue engineering, wound healing and regenerative medicine. The ultimate scope of bio-nanocomposites is to provide advantageous multifunctional materials that exploit the biological compatibility and adherence of biopolymers, and the responsiveness to external (e.g., magnetic field, photothermal/photodynamic effect, ultrasound effect) or internal (e.g., pH/thermo/redox responsiveness, receptor or antigen targeting,) stimuli of the nanomaterials. Such multifunctional nanocomposites have been studied in cancer therapy, immunotherapeutics, microbial/bacterial infections and autoimmune diseases. This Special Issue focuses on the effect of such multifunctional nanocomposites on the molecular characteristics of cells (receptor expression, signaling pathways, biomarker expression, proliferation and ageing) and the metabolic pathways affected.
Dr. Athina Angelopoulou
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- nanocomposites
- biomedical applications
- molecular characteristics
- metabolic pathways
- biomarkers
- external stimuli
