Issue 16, 2017

Nanotechnology-based analytical approaches for detection of viruses

Abstract

The risks posed by viral diseases have been recognised as critical threats to mankind. On the other hand, using nanotechnology approaches, viruses are used as tools and building blocks for electronics, chemistry, and biomedical science. Virus-based nanotechnology is benefiting from the natural circulatory and targeting properties of viruses in order to design drugs and vaccines that specifically target tissues of interest in vivo. This review details the exploitation of nanomaterials for the detection of viruses in general, with a focus on four of the most common and damaging viruses, namely influenza, hepatitis, HIV, and dengue. As the principles behind the techniques used in the area of detection and analysis are interconnected with the principles used in some other areas, the review also outlines the use of viral nanoparticles as nanocarriers for targeted delivery as well as their utilization in nanomaterial engineering.

Graphical abstract: Nanotechnology-based analytical approaches for detection of viruses

Article information

Article type
Critical Review
Submitted
05 Jan 2017
Accepted
18 Jan 2017
First published
23 Jan 2017

Anal. Methods, 2017,9, 2375-2391

Nanotechnology-based analytical approaches for detection of viruses

M. Vaculovicova, P. Michalek, S. Krizkova, M. Macka and V. Adam, Anal. Methods, 2017, 9, 2375 DOI: 10.1039/C7AY00048K

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