Nanoparticles in 21st Century Medicine
A special issue of Micromachines (ISSN 2072-666X). This special issue belongs to the section "B3: Nanoparticles in Biomedicine".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 November 2021) | Viewed by 604
Special Issue Editors
2. Center for Healthy Longevity, National University Health System, Singapore 117456, Singapore
Interests: nanotechnology; nanoparticles; neuroscience; geroscience; stem cells
Interests: organic probes and upconversion luminescent materials for sensing and bioimaging; point-of-care diagnostics and cancer therapy
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Developments in nanoparticles design have seen the emergence of engineered nanoparticles capable of sieving across biological barriers for targeted drug delivery, or even genome editing. Most notably, the rolling out of mRNA vaccines during the COVID-19 pandemic is yet another sign of major nanotechnological breakthrough in the 21st century medicine. mRNA by itself is highly susceptible to degradation in the body. Therefore, engineered nanoparticles such as liposome carriers can now achieve the aim of maintaining nuclei acid’s stability, when delivered in the body. Furthermore, the feasibility of targeted drug delivery is now achievable in localized chemotherapy in liver cancer, conceived from the idea of using nanoparticles as carriers for chemotherapeutic drugs. With an ever-growing pipeline of nanoparticles being approved by the FDA for a variety of pathological therapeutics, there is emerging attention on the next stage of nanoparticles clinical application. Accordingly, this issue will comprehensively cover a collection of research papers, short communications and review articles that focus on novel and recent advancements in the nanotechnology applications of today’s medical field.
Dr. Daniel Boon Loong Teh
Prof. Dr. Jinliang Liu
Prof. Dr. Mônica Villa Nova
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Nanoparticles
- Nanotechnology
- Nano-carriers
- Nano-vesicles
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