Application of Nanomaterials for Drug Delivery
A special issue of Nanomaterials (ISSN 2079-4991). This special issue belongs to the section "Biology and Medicines".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2021) | Viewed by 10080
Special Issue Editors
Interests: innate immunity; cancer immunotherapy; nanotechnology; drug delivery
2. ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology, and ARC Training Centre for Innovation in Biomedical Imaging Technology, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia
Interests: nanomedicine; molecular imaging; drug delivery; theranostics; polymers
2. ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology, and ARC Training Centre for Innovation in Biomedical Imaging Technology, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia
Interests: molecular imaging; polymer chemistry; multimodal imaging; theranostics; drug delivery; nanomedicine
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Dear Colleagues,
The application of nanotechnology in medicine offers multiple advantages for effective drug delivery, with the potential to improve the efficacy and tolerability of new and old therapeutics. Nanomaterials-based products are already being applied clinically, with a number of FDA-approved imaging agents and drugs on the market and many more in clinical trials or under development. However, in order to fully realise the potential of nanomedicines, it is important to understand how the physicochemical properties and consequent bio-nano interactions of nanomaterials influence their drug release properties, interactions with cells and tissues, in vivo biodistribution, and ultimately, their fate.
Improved knowledge of such factors will provide fundamental understanding of governing interactions and allow us to more specifically fine tune nanomaterials depending on the required function.
This Special Issue aims to provide a snapshot of the range of novel nanomaterials under development, advances in the understanding of their interactions with biological entities, and their potential applications in the broader field of medicine and healthcare. We welcome the submission of original research articles and short communications, as well as reviews, mini-reviews, and systematic review articles that cover, but are not limited to, the following topics:
- The influence of physicochemical properties on nanomaterial behaviour in biological systems;
- Mechanisms by which nanoparticles can be fine tuned for particular applications;
- Methods for enhancing specificity of nanomaterial accumulation in disease;
- Improved understanding of nano-bio interactions;
- Nanomaterial safety and tolerability.
Dr. Barbara Rolfe
Dr. Nicholas Fletcher
Prof. Dr. Kristofer Thurecht
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- nanomaterials
- drug delivery systems
- nanomedicine
- biological interactions
- materials design
- safety and tolerability
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