Journal of Nanobiotechnology

Call for papers on nanosensors

You are invited to contribute to our upcoming Special Issue on nanosensors. Here we are talking about nanosensors in a rather broad sense, focusing on the question of why you are studying nanosensors and /or what according to you their potential use in the life sciences and, more specifically, in medicine might be. Recently, there has been significant progress in this area of research, probably many of these studies not even explicitly mentioning the use of nanosensors. Some of this research may have led to findings harboring great potential for clinical medicine such as, for example, the early detection / diagnosis of diseases or minimally invasive local treatments / interventions. New submissions on this topic for the Special Issue will be considered until 30^th June 2018. We are also considering previously published content in the journal for inclusion in the Special Issue.

Featured collection: Swiss National Research Programme “Opportunities and risks of nanomaterials” (NRP 64)

Opportunities and risks for human health and the environment in relation to the manufacture, use and disposal of synthetic nanomaterials need to be better understood.

The Swiss National Research Programme "Opportunities and risks of nanomaterials" (NRP 64) hopes to be able to bridge the gaps in our current knowledge on nanomaterials.

Featured article: Facile assembly of upconversion nanoparticle-based micelles for active targeted dual-mode imaging in pancreatic cancer

Early diagnosis of pancreatic cancer is critial, given the poor survival rate, and Yong Han and collagues present a pancreatic stem cell targetting micelle with good biocompatability and imaging properties.