Nanobiomaterials in Microbiology and Immunology
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Biomaterials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2021) | Viewed by 3506
Special Issue Editors
Interests: microbiology; immunology; new antimicrobial agents; host–pathogen signaling; infection control; antimicrobial nanomaterials
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Interests: biofilms and tolerance of biofilm-embedded cells; QS mechanism and QS inhibitors; antipathogenic strategies; human microbiota; probiotics
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The field of nanobiomaterials has developed rapidly and continuously in recent years. Innovative techniques have emerged to facilitate the precise manipulation of materials at the nanoscale, providing diverse applications for the biomedical field. However, research on the intimate relations of such promising nanomaterials and complex biological systems is at its infancy. When introducing an external material into the mammalian body, the most important challenge is to determine if the body will develop an immune response. Another challenge that researchers need to face is microbial contamination and biofilm development risk, knowing that microbial adherence is in proportionally inverse ratio with the compatibility of foreign biomaterial with host tissues. It is well known that any material to be introduced into the body needs to be sterile, and accidental microbial colonization must be avoided once it is introduced into the body. In recent years, numerous antimicrobial nanosystems have been developed based on innovative materials tailored at the nanoscale, which have proven their utility in the fight against severe infections. This Special Issue aims to provide an updated collection of papers, showing the most relevant progress made in the field of development and characterization of nanobiomaterials, targeting their applications in different prosthetic or therapeutic device production with anti-inflammatory and antibiofilm properties.
Dr. Alina Maria Holban
Prof. Veronica Lazar
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- antimicrobial nanobiomaterials
- biofilm control
- biocompatibility
- immune response
- inflammation
