Nanotechnology in Glycomics: Applications in Diagnostics, Therapy, Imaging, and Separation Processes.

ABSTRACT: This review comprehensively covers the most recent achievements (from 2013) in the successful integration of nanomaterials in the field of glycomics. The first part of the paper addresses the beneficial properties of nanomaterials for the construction of biosensors, bioanalytical devices, and protocols for the detection of various analytes, including viruses and whole cells, together with their key characteristics. The second part of the review focuses on the application of nanomaterials integrated with glycans for various biomedical applications, that is, vaccines against viral and bacterial infections and cancer cells, as therapeutic agents, for in vivo imaging and nuclear magnetic resonance imaging, and for selective drug delivery. The final part of the review describes various ways in

SUBMITTER: Dosekova E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5659385 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature