Nanoinformatics Applied to Smart Nanomaterials

Nanotechnology advances have enabled the development of many nanomaterials. Nevertheless, these nano-sized particles may present some limitations related to their therapeutic properties. To overcome these obstacles, the study and development of smart nanomaterials have grown exponentially. Smart nanomaterials can respond to environmental stimuli and, therefore, could be applied as biosensors, antimicrobials, bioimaging, and drug delivery. Above all, drug delivery systems have shown promising results when it comes to transporting one or more therapeutic agents to their target sites. Considering nanomaterials’ importance in the biomedical field, a new research area, called nanoinformatics, has emerged. Nanoinformatics is defined as an artificial intelligence applied to nanomedicine, representing a very promising biotechnological strategy to fine-tune smart nanomaterials. Additionally, nanoinformatics uses the available computational tools to build new approaches for the design of safer and more efficient smart nanomaterials for the successful delivery of diverse classes of therapeutics. In this chapter, we will discuss how nanoinformatics has been applied to smart nanomaterials development.