Advanced Materials, Nanotechnology and Engineering

Nanomedicine in COVID-19

Nanomedicine in COVID-19 impacts all fields of medicine, and has been considered an important instrument for novel diagnostics, medical imaging, nanotherapeutics, vaccines and to develop biomaterials for regenerative medicine. Soft nanomaterials obtained from polymers, lipids, surfactants and proteins have been applied in nanomedicine, especially for drug delivery. The magnitude of interactions between nanomaterials and tissues  is the base for their use for various medical applications. The main limitations of antivirals are the lack of specific targeting, resulting in cytotoxicity of the host cell, which can be addressed by organic nanoparticles.