Current Applications of Nanobiomaterials, Volume 1: Exploring Sustainable Synthesis, Characterization, and Therapeutic Innovations in Nanomedicine

Biomaterials play a vital role in medicine today, including restoring function and facilitating diagnosis and disease prevention. Biomaterial-based products consist of either natural or synthetic materials. Biomaterials derived from natural products can consist of materials such as proteins, polysaccharides, lipids, glycoproteins, lipoproteins, cellular matrix, and its components. These products may be used as alternatives to animal-derived and synthetic chemical products to develop new therapeutic and diagnostic approaches with greater eco-friendliness and sustainability, according to new research. They are also biocompatible, biodegradable, renewable, non-toxic, and capable of remodelling.

Recently, scientists have been exploring the potential use of plant-based cellular matrix-based biomaterials for the treatment of various communicable and noncommunicable diseases, a trend that has attracted the attention of global biomedical research. Globally, there has been an increase in the need for more effective treatment and diagnostics as a result of the overwhelming disease burden in society. Current Applications of Nanobiomaterials, Volume 1 and Volume 2 together, outline the most widely used biomaterials derived from non-animal natural resources, such as plants, fungi, algae, and microbes, with a focus on novel therapeutic and diagnostic applications.

Dr. Karuppusamy Arunachalam, Visiting Professor at CeTroGen, UFMS, Brazil, with expertise in ethnobotany, ethnopharmacology, biotechnology, and preclinical pharmacology, focusing on herbal drug development. He previously held a postdoctoral fellowship at UFMT, Brazil, and was awarded the prestigious PIFI fellowship at the Kunming Institute of Botany, CAS, China, in 2020. His recent research emphasizes natural products, phytochemistry, nutraceuticals, and polysaccharides. He has authored over 50 peer-reviewed articles, 5 books (including 3 with Springer Nature), 7 book chapters, and holds 5 patents (4 international and 1 national). 

Dr. Krishnan Anand is a Senior Lecturer at the University of the Free State, South Africa, with expertise in organic chemistry, medical biochemistry, drug discovery, and nanobiotechnology. He earned his PhD from Durban University of Technology in collaboration with the University of KwaZulu-Natal in 2014. He has held postdoctoral and senior research roles in South African institutions and received the prestigious DSI-NRF Innovation Postdoctoral Fellowship. With over 2,300 citations and an h-index of 26, he has published extensively, including 7 books and 20 book chapters. He has received several national and international awards and holds a Y1 NRF researcher rating.

Dr. Sathish Sundar Dhilip Kumar is a C2-rated nanobiotechnology researcher at South Africa’s National Research Foundation and Senior Lecturer at the Laser Research Centre, University of Johannesburg. A certified Professional Natural Scientist (SACNASP) and member of the Royal Society of Biology (UK), his work focuses on nanoparticle applications in photobiomodulation and photodynamic therapy. He has published over 30 articles, with an h-index of 15 and more than 1,300 citations. He received the Claude Leon Fellowship and the University of Johannesburg’s Excellence Award. Dr. Kumar serves as Associate Editor for Artificial Cells, Nanomedicine, and Biotechnology and reviews for 11 major publishers. 

Dr. Sonaimuthu Mohandoss, a Research Professor and Principal Investigator at Yeungnam University, South Korea, has over 10 years of experience in material chemistry, supramolecular chemistry, organic synthesis, and bioimaging. He earned his Ph.D. from Alagappa University and has published over 75 peer-reviewed articles. His research focuses on organic materials and carbon nanomaterials for chemical sensing, environmental applications, and live-cell imaging, including studies on antiviral drugs for COVID-19. He has received multiple prestigious fellowships and awards, including the MOST Postdoctoral Fellowship (Taiwan), NRF research grants (Korea), and the Korean Chemical Society’s Excellence Poster Award in 2022.