Development and Biomedical Applications of Bacterial Carriers and Bacteria-Derived Biomimetic Vectors
A special issue of Bioengineering (ISSN 2306-5354). This special issue belongs to the section "Biomedical Engineering and Biomaterials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 September 2023) | Viewed by 7394
Special Issue Editors
Interests: recombinant protein expression; protein expression systems; protein engineering; bacterial factory; bioactive materials
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Dear Colleagues,
Bacterial vectors for drug delivery have become powerful tools for the development of novel cancer therapies due to the advantages of nano-size, high targeting performance, loading capacity for chemistry drugs, nucleic acids, and proteins. Bacterial derivatives with low immunogenicity and low toxicity were produced with novel genetic engineering and bioengineering techniques. Bacteria-derived products, such as bacterial ghost, bacterial outer membrane vesicles, bacterial mini-cells, and bacterial protoplast derived nanovesicles were prepared as carriers in the field of anti-tumor drug delivery.
This Special Issue on “Development and Biomedical Applications of Bacterial Carriers and Bacteria-Derived Biomimetic Vectors”, therefore, will focus on innovative, original research articles, and comprehensive reviews that reflect the latest developments in the field. Both fundamental research and applied areas are welcome.
Submissions suitable for consideration may include, but are not limited to:
- Bacterial vector development and application;
- Bacterial ghost development and application;
- Bacterial minicell development and application;
- Bacterial outer membrane vesicle development and application;
- Bacterial protoplast derived nanovesicle development and application;
- Construction and application of Bacterial-derived vectors for drug delivery;
- Bacteria based nanostructures for drug delivery;
- Bacterial nanotechnology.
Dr. Yi Ma
Dr. Chunyi Tong
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- bacterial vector
- bacterial ghost
- bacterial minicell
- bacterial outer membrane vesicle
- bacterial protoplast derived nanovesicle
- tumor targeting
- cancer therapy