Issue 9, 2021

Self-assembled nanomaterials for biosensing and therapeutics: recent advances and challenges

Abstract

Self-assembled nanomaterials (SANs) exhibit designable biofunctions owing to their tunable nanostructures and modifiable surface. Various constituent units and multi-dimensional structures of SANs provide unlimited possibilities for numerous applications. This review emphasizes the recent development of SANs in the fields of biosensing, bioimaging, and nano-drug engineering. The unit type, design concepts, material advantages, assembly driving force, nanostructure effects, drug loading performance, etc. are discussed and summarized. Finally, we briefly summarize how to assemble unique nanomaterials and point out the key challenges in this field.

Graphical abstract: Self-assembled nanomaterials for biosensing and therapeutics: recent advances and challenges

Article information

Article type
Minireview
Submitted
14 Jan 2021
Accepted
09 Mac 2021
First published
10 Mac 2021

Analyst, 2021,146, 2807-2817

Self-assembled nanomaterials for biosensing and therapeutics: recent advances and challenges

S. Huang, Y. Song, Z. He, J. Zhang and J. Zhu, Analyst, 2021, 146, 2807 DOI: 10.1039/D1AN00077B

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