Nanotechnology Applied in Medicinal Chemistry
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Medicinal Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 November 2023)
Special Issue Editors
Interests: natural products; nanomaterials for biomedical applications; nanomedicine; nanoparticles; cancer
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The identification, synthesis, and development of new or existing chemical entities suitable for therapeutic use represent a big challenge to the pharmaceutical industry. The optimization of the structure and, hence, properties of molecules to improve biological interactions allows the creation of more selective medicines that display limited side effects. Furthermore, to modulate the bioavailability, metabolism, toxicity, and delivery of new chemical agents aiming at specific biological properties, nanotechnological systems can be used as advantageous alternatives. The application of nanotechnology in medicinal chemistry is based on natural biological phenomena to produce precise solutions for disease prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. This Special Issue is dedicated to publishing innovative and relevant research in the field of development, characterization, and biological activity of promising medicinal drugs delivered into nanosystems. Thus, the Special Issue will consider, but not limit its range to, the contributions of drug candidates to nanotechnology including high-throughput nanosystem design strategies and structure–activity relationship elucidation to improve the therapeutic index of drug molecules.
Prof. Dr. Francisco Humberto Xavier-Junior
Prof. Dr. Nereide Stela Santos Magalhães
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- medicinal drug
- structure-activity relationship
- nanosystem design
- lipid-based nanosystems
- polymer-based nanosystems
- hybrid nanosystems
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