Recent Advances in the Development of Nano-Biomaterials
A special issue of Nanomaterials (ISSN 2079-4991). This special issue belongs to the section "Biology and Medicines".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2024 | Viewed by 1711
Special Issue Editors
Interests: nanobiocatalysts; bionanoassemblies; bionanodevices; “green” biocatalytic processes; enzymatic and microbial biotransformations
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Dear Colleagues,
Nano-biomaterials are identified as biomaterials (including carbon-based nanomaterials, polymers, metals, ceramic, and composites) with constituent or surface feature sizes less than 100 nm and are being researched as potential alternatives to conventional nanomaterials for biological applications. These nanoscale biomaterials can be produced by living organisms, mainly microbes, or derived from natural sources, such as plant extracts and agricultural wastes. Moreover, functionalized conventional nanomaterials through the encapsulation or immobilization of biological macromolecules, such as enzymes and other proteins, can also be labeled as nano-biomaterials, considering the impacts of biomolecules on a nanomaterial’s parental characteristics and properties. The unique properties of nanoscale biomaterials, along with their enhanced biocompatibility, bioavailability, bioreactivity, and low or negligible toxicity, overcome scientific and medical challenges, thus making them an attractive research direction in a vast variety of biomedical and biotechnological applications. This Special Issue of Nanomaterials aims to review the current state of the art for nano-biomaterials research, welcoming review articles and original papers that deal with the synthesis, characterization, and properties of nanoscale biomaterials. This Special Issue will also emphasize prospective applications of nano-biomaterials in biomedical and biotechnological fields, covering drug or gene delivery, tissue engineering, implant design, disease treatment, bioimaging, biosensing, and biocatalysis.
Prof. Dr. Haralambos Stamatis
Dr. Michaela Patila
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- nano-biomaterials
- nano-biomaterials synthesis and properties
- design and fabrication of nano-biomaterials
- drug or gene delivery
- biosensing
- bioimaging
- biocatalysis
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