Natural Products and Nanomaterials: A Promising Synergy for Wound Healing
A special issue of Journal of Functional Biomaterials (ISSN 2079-4983).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 August 2020) | Viewed by 7020
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Interests: cell biology; wound repair; calcium signalling
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Interests: cell biology; cancer; calcium signalling; confocal microscopy; wound repair; honey; honeybee products; natural compounds; malignant mesothelioma
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Dear Colleagues,
The wound healing process is a well-orchestrated physiological process to restore the integrity of the skin and subcutaneous tissue.
Some natural compounds, i.e. complex chemical molecules found in plants and micro-organisms, have biological activities that provide therapeutic benefits that boost wound healing.
Nanotechnology is emerging as one of the most promising tools for creating high performance and multifunctional materials for various industrial and medical applications.
Nanotechnology has demonstrated its capability to manipulate particles and materials in order to target specific areas of the body and control the release of drugs, in particular for wound healing and tissue regeneration.
The development of nano-technological methods can help to improve the efficacy of different therapeutics as well as natural compound-based products.
The aim of this Special Issue is to highlight the most recent results in the field of the biological properties of natural products utilized for nanomaterial production and/or functionalization, and it is also dedicated to the identification and characterisation of new biological active compounds, as well as the cellular and molecular mechanisms involved in the wound healing potential of natural compound-based nanostructured wound dressings.
Studies dealing with the processing of natural products and molecules in order to standardise nanomaterials formulation for wound usage are also welcome.
Dr. Elia Ranzato
Dr. Simona Martinotti
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- natural products
- nanomaterials
- wound healing
- tissue regeneration
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