Engineered nanomedicines for advanced therapies
Prof. Michael K. Danquah, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga, USA
Prof. Francesca Baldelli Bombelli, Polytechnic University of Milan, Italy
Nanomedicine entails the use of nanomaterials, nanodevices or bio-nanotechnologies for diagnosis and treatment of diseases. Recent research applications include the use of bio-nanosystems or nanoscale materials, such as engineered biomolecules, nanoparticles and nanorobots, for identification of disease biomarkers and the development of targeted drug delivery systems. While most of these nanomedicine technologies are in early research stages, the prospects of these technologies in the development of comprehensive disease therapies continue to drive research investment. This thematic issue provides a platform to stimulate the continuing efforts of developing nanomedicines for various disease diagnosis and treatment applications.
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Gold-coated plant virus as computed tomography imaging contrast agent
- Alaa A. A. Aljabali,
- Mazhar S. Al Zoubi,
- Khalid M. Al-Batanyeh,
- Ali Al-Radaideh,
- Mohammad A. Obeid,
- Abeer Al Sharabi,
- Walhan Alshaer,
- Bayan AbuFares,
- Tasnim Al-Zanati,
- Murtaza M. Tambuwala,
- Naveed Akbar and
- David J. Evans
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 1983–1993, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.195
Mannosylated brush copolymers based on poly(ethylene glycol) and poly(ε-caprolactone) as multivalent lectin-binding nanomaterials
- Stefania Ordanini,
- Wanda Celentano,
- Anna Bernardi and
- Francesco Cellesi
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 2192–2206, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.212
Bombesin receptor-targeted liposomes for enhanced delivery to lung cancer cells
- Mohammad J. Akbar,
- Pâmela C. Lukasewicz Ferreira,
- Melania Giorgetti,
- Leanne Stokes and
- Christopher J. Morris
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 2553–2562, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.246
Fully amino acid-based hydrogel as potential scaffold for cell culturing and drug delivery
- Dávid Juriga,
- Evelin Sipos,
- Orsolya Hegedűs,
- Gábor Varga,
- Miklós Zrínyi,
- Krisztina S. Nagy and
- Angéla Jedlovszky-Hajdú
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 2579–2593, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.249
The different ways to chitosan/hyaluronic acid nanoparticles: templated vs direct complexation. Influence of particle preparation on morphology, cell uptake and silencing efficiency
- Arianna Gennari,
- Julio M. Rios de la Rosa,
- Erwin Hohn,
- Maria Pelliccia,
- Enrique Lallana,
- Roberto Donno,
- Annalisa Tirella and
- Nicola Tirelli
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 2594–2608, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.250
Rational design of block copolymer self-assemblies in photodynamic therapy
- Maxime Demazeau,
- Laure Gibot,
- Anne-Françoise Mingotaud,
- Patricia Vicendo,
- Clément Roux and
- Barbara Lonetti
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2020, 11, 180–212, doi:10.3762/bjnano.11.15
Using gold nanoparticles to detect single-nucleotide polymorphisms: toward liquid biopsy
- María Sanromán Iglesias and
- Marek Grzelczak
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2020, 11, 263–284, doi:10.3762/bjnano.11.20
Facile biogenic fabrication of hydroxyapatite nanorods using cuttlefish bone and their bactericidal and biocompatibility study
- Satheeshkumar Balu,
- Manisha Vidyavathy Sundaradoss,
- Swetha Andra and
- Jaison Jeevanandam
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2020, 11, 285–295, doi:10.3762/bjnano.11.21
Understanding nanoparticle flow with a new in vitro experimental and computational approach using hydrogel channels
- Armel Boutchuen,
- Dell Zimmerman,
- Abdollah Arabshahi,
- John Melnyczuk and
- Soubantika Palchoudhury
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2020, 11, 296–309, doi:10.3762/bjnano.11.22
Interactions at the cell membrane and pathways of internalization of nano-sized materials for nanomedicine
- Valentina Francia,
- Daphne Montizaan and
- Anna Salvati
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2020, 11, 338–353, doi:10.3762/bjnano.11.25
Brome mosaic virus-like particles as siRNA nanocarriers for biomedical purposes
- Alfredo Nuñez-Rivera,
- Pierrick G. J. Fournier,
- Danna L. Arellano,
- Ana G. Rodriguez-Hernandez,
- Rafael Vazquez-Duhalt and
- Ruben D. Cadena-Nava
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2020, 11, 372–382, doi:10.3762/bjnano.11.28
Multilayer capsules made of weak polyelectrolytes: a review on the preparation, functionalization and applications in drug delivery
- Varsha Sharma and
- Anandhakumar Sundaramurthy
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2020, 11, 508–532, doi:10.3762/bjnano.11.41
Luminescent gold nanoclusters for bioimaging applications
- Nonappa
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2020, 11, 533–546, doi:10.3762/bjnano.11.42
Identification of physicochemical properties that modulate nanoparticle aggregation in blood
- Ludovica Soddu,
- Duong N. Trinh,
- Eimear Dunne,
- Dermot Kenny,
- Giorgia Bernardini,
- Ida Kokalari,
- Arianna Marucco,
- Marco P. Monopoli and
- Ivana Fenoglio
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2020, 11, 550–567, doi:10.3762/bjnano.11.44
