Micro-/Nano-Technology for COVID-19 and Other Infectious Diseases: Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention
A special issue of Micromachines (ISSN 2072-666X). This special issue belongs to the section "B4: Point-of-Care Devices".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2021) | Viewed by 10409
Special Issue Editors
Interests: biomedical engineering; diagnostic methods; vaccines
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Interests: gram-negative bacteria; novel therapeutic strategies; drug-resistant bacteria; pathogens; host immunity
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Interests: diagnostics; drug-resistant bacteria; pathogens; host immunity
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Interests: infectious diseases; pediatrics; translational medicine
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The emergence of COVID-19 infections and the evolution of drug-resistant pathogens limit the utility of current therapies against infections, and developing countries in particular are facing a great challenge in combating infectious diseases. Moreover, any failure to control the spread of infectious diseases would also represent a threat to developed countries. Recent developments in micro-/nano-technology allow us to address this issue at two levels: diagnostics and treatment. Prevention of the spread of infectious pathogens requires rapid and accurate identification of the infectious agents for appropriate treatment, and micro-/nano-technology could help meet the need. Here, we invite you to submit articles regarding a variety of micro-/nano-technologies for use in applications such as immune response modulation, drug delivery, diagnostics, and treatment for infectious diseases, including COVID-19 pandemic.
Dr. Chao-Min Cheng
Dr. Yi-Tzu Lee
Dr. Yung-Chih Wang
Dr. Ching-Fen Shen
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- microtechnology
- nanotechnology
- infectious disease
- COVID-19
- drug-resistant pathogen
- diagnosis
- treatment
- prevention
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