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biocompatible nanoparticles; cancer cells; carrageenan; cytotoxic selectivity; green synthesis methods; nanobiotechnology; SARS-CoV-2; self-assembly; wet chemical reduction
The widespread use of nanotechnology has reached almost every sector in our daily lives and amazed the world by offering various potential applications in these sectors. The uprising wave of nanotechnology and its application are now prominent in the fields of chemistry and biomedicine, which are vital as these fields serve as a basis for the discovery of new molecules that may benefit humans. Nanotechnology contributed to the advancement of promising techniques either by the implementation of existing methods or by the establishment of new ones. Researchers in academia and industry sectors working in areas of biochemistry, chemical engineering, molecular biology, and genetics are likely to come across the advantages of applying nanobiotechnology tools in their studies. This profound technological advantage has brought many research laboratories to globally exchange ideas and promote intensive international scientific collaborations to further increase the level of understanding of applying nanotechnology to biological systems.
This thematic issue aims to provide vital findings to support new research and innovations utilizing recent trends in nanobiotechnological processes to encourage the development of these converging technologies for a sustainable economic growth.
The synthesis and the characterization of nanoscale biomaterials. the innovative applications of "smart nanoparticles". and the technological/biological impact of nanoscale systems are just some of the areas of focus in the field known as nanobiotechnology [1]. Nanobiotechnology has a wide array of applications: from organ-on-a-chip technologies to nanobiosensors and nanocatalysts for advanced characterisation and imaging tools, from intelligent drug delivery systems to artificial bioconstructs, and from functional nanostructured surfaces to smart materials and nanofluidics. In all these applications, it is important to consider the nanotoxicological and possible harmful impact of nanomaterials on living organisms [2]. In fact, the evaluation of the safety of a novel nanodevice is a process that should start at the very first step of concept and design. Particular attention should also be paid to the translational and regulatory aspects of nanobiomedical devices in order to enable them to be used in future clinical practice [3]. With proper consideration of these impacts, the implementation of nanotechnology tools can then be done in a safe manner.
In this thematic issue we invited many...