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Nowadays, the impact of nanotechnology on applications in medicine and biomedical sciences has broader societal and economic effects, enhancing awareness of the business, regulatory, and administrative aspects of medical applications. The selected papers included in the present Special Issue gives readers a critical, balanced and realistic evaluation of existing nanomedicine developments and future prospects, allowing practitioners to plan and make decisions.The topics of this book covers the use of nanoparticles and nanotechnology in medical applications including biomaterials for tissue regeneration, diagnosis and monitoring, surgery, prosthetics, drug delivery systems, nanocarriers, and wound dressing. I would like to express my gratitude to all contributors to this issue, who have given so much of their time and effort to help create this collection of high quality papers.

titanium cranioplasty --- endoprosthesis --- patented solutions --- amniotic membrane --- FTIR spectroscopy --- immunohistochemistry --- AFM --- UV light --- antibiotic --- pterygium surgery --- selenium nanoparticles --- Lactobacillus casei --- cadmium --- antioxidant enzymes --- liver --- histology --- anti-apoptotic --- anti-inflammatory --- endodontic sealer --- CNTs --- chlorhexidine --- silver nanoparticles --- antimicrobial --- liposomes --- hyaluronic acid --- full-factorial --- berberine --- bioavailability --- metal nanoparticles --- carbon-based nanomaterials --- screen-printed electrodes --- electrochemical (bio)sensors --- biomedical applications --- PMMA bone cements --- peppermint essential oil --- gentamicin --- antimicrobial properties --- nanomedicine --- nanoparticles --- phytomedicine --- bioinformatics --- neurodegenerative diseases --- silver --- gold nanocages --- in vitro bioactivity --- antibacterial activity --- electrospinning --- nanofibers --- implants --- wound healing --- targeted delivery --- biopolymers --- ZnO-NPs --- traditional synthesis --- green synthesis --- toxicity --- gatifloxacin --- cubosomal dispersion --- MIC --- corneal permeation --- methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus --- keratitis --- hepatocellular carcinoma --- cancer diagnosis --- targeting --- smart therapy

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In this Special Issue of Genes entitled “Genetic Conditions Affecting the Skeleton: Congenital, Idiopathic Scoliosis and Arthrogryposis”, evidence is presented that suggests that congenital, idiopathic scoliosis, and arthrogryposis share similar overlapping, but also distinct, etiopathogenic mechanisms, including connective tissue and neuromuscular mechanisms. Congenital scoliosis (CS) is defined by the presence of an abnormal spinal curvature, due to an underlying vertebral bony malformation (VM). Idiopathic scoliosis (IS) is defined by the presence of an abnormal structural spinal curvature of ≥10 degrees in the sagittal plane, in the absence of an underlying VM. Arthrogryposis is defined by the presence of congenital contractures in two or more joints of the appendicular skeleton. All three conditions have complex genetic causes. This Special Issue highlights the complex nature of these conditions and current concepts in our approach to better understand their genetics.

Research & information: general --- Biology, life sciences --- Genetics (non-medical) --- spinal curvatures --- scoliosis --- idiopathic --- DNA methylation --- pyrosequencing --- estrogen receptor 1 --- ESR1 --- scoliosis progression --- adolescent idiopathic scoliosis --- idiopathic scoliosis --- exome sequencing --- spine --- polygenic --- variants --- musculoskeletal disease --- cytoskeleton --- extracellular matrix --- contracture --- arthrogryposis --- congenital --- POC5 --- cilia --- genetics --- spine deformity --- genetic predisposition --- complex trait --- model animal --- genome wide association study --- genetic linkage study --- Amyoplasia --- DECIPHER (DatabasE of genomiC variation and Phenotype in Humans using Ensemble Resources) --- CNV (copy number variant) --- DA (distal arthrogryposis) --- IPA (ingenuity pathway analysis) --- HPO (human phenotype ontology) --- akinesia --- MYOD --- IGF2 --- FGFR1 (Fibroblast growth factor receptor 1) --- genetic variations --- congenital scoliosis --- monozygotic twin --- epigenome-wide association study --- bone --- discordant --- curve severity --- differentially methylated region --- congenital vertebral malformation --- copy number variant --- CNV --- CHRNG --- distal arthrogryposis type 8 --- Escobar --- multiple pterygium syndrome --- MYH3 --- protein tyrosine kinase 7 (PTK7) --- whole exome sequencing --- n/a