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Self-assembled nanostructured materials are gaining popularity due to their extensive applications in the fields of nanotechnology, biosensing, biomedical sciences, imaging techniques, etc. This is mainly attributed to its simplicity, low cost, spontaneity, scalability, versatility, and yield technique with a wide range of scientific and technological applications. This chapter presents different means of characterizing self-organizing structures using several techniques to investigate their properties. Molecular self-assembly depends on chemical complementarity and structural compatibility. In this chapter, the mechanisms of molecular self-assembly will be discussed. The weak non-covalent bonds like electrostatic interactions, hydrogen bonds, hydrophobic and hydrophilic interactions, water-mediated hydrogen bonds, and van der Waals interactions will be explained. The benefits of using self-assembled nanostructured materials in molecular medicine will be addressed. The focus here is mainly on the applications related to molecular medicine leading to targeted drug delivery. The chapter also discusses the challenges encountered and suitable solutions that need to be approached extensively. These will be addressed specifically in relation to molecular medicine applications and drug delivery systems.
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Sowmya, S.V., Pushpalatha, C., Augustine, D., Singh, I., Shakir, A., Dhodwad, R. (2023). Benefits of Molecular Medicine from Self-Assembled Nanostructured Materials. In: Pal, K. (eds) Nanovaccinology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-35395-6_6
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