title: A special issue on reviews in nanomedicine, drug delivery and vaccine development.
abstract: This thematic special issue of the Journal of Biomedical Nanotechnology focused on the "Reviews in Nanomedicine, Drug Delivery and Vaccine Development" contains 30 state-of-the-art review articles covering recent advances, trends and future directions emphasized on nanoparticle-based new strategies for diagnosis and cancer phototherapies, nanomedicine, nucleic acid-based nanocarriers, gene and drug delivery systems, tuberculosis mucosal and H5N1 influenza vaccines, drug-loaded electrospun polymer nanofibers, microneedle technology for insulin delivery for the treatment of insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, RNA-based therapies, nanotoxicity and biosafety of nanomaterials to environment and human health.
authors.forename: Hari Singh
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Nalwa
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003911:Dextrans / Q000737:chemistry; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D016503:Drug Delivery Systems; D006801:Humans; D058185:Magnetite Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry; D050997:Nanomedicine; D036103:Nanotechnology; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D014612:Vaccines / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D003911:Dextrans; D058185:Magnetite Nanoparticles; D014612:Vaccines; C065507:ferumoxides