Biodegradable Alloys, Polymers, and Composites for Implants
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Biomedical Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 August 2023) | Viewed by 3644
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Interests: materials characterization; green synthesis; nanomaterials; surface modification; microstructure; mechanical properties
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Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to invite you to submit your scientific manuscript to Applied Sciences for a Special Issue on “Biodegradable Alloys, Polymers, and Composites for Implants”.
Biodegradable implants are used in medicine for a wide range of applications, for example, poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) is used for degradable sutures or as a drug delivery carrier; magnesium (Mg) alloys are used for degradable stents; and both biodegradable metals and polymers are used as fixation screws. The purpose of a degradable implant is to fulfill a biomedical function, such as a temporary support/barrier, for drug delivery, or a tissue-engineering scaffold which will degrade afterwards, without causing adverse side effects. Therefore, a second operation for removing the implant is not necessary. Biodegradable implants require the ability to vary the rate of degradation, a controlled rate of drug delivery, nontoxicity to the host tissue, the capability to withstand mechanical stress, and the ability to mimic a natural component of the body. Biodegradable composites can greatly benefit the combination of metal and polymer properties for use in bioimplants, e.g., magnesium polymer implants have excellent prospects for development, as they have demonstrated elastic properties similar to human cancellous bone and excellent cytocompatibility. The ever-growing demands for a better, healthy quality of life calls for the development of novel biodegradable medical implants. A complex, multidisciplinary challenge presents itself in which materials scientists and technologists, as well as healthcare specialists, must precisely design, manufacture, and functionalize personalized devices attaining the targeted physicochemical and biological properties for the desired shapes, sizes, and the living tissue and fluids of the surrounding host.
The aim of this Special Issue is to offer researchers involved in the development of advanced biodegradable medical materials a medium for presenting and disseminating original contributions in the field, especially novel approaches integrating added functionalities for biodegradable composite materials.
In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to):
- Biodegradable metallic alloys, polymers and composites for biomedical applications, manufacture and fabrication; physicochemical properties; mechanical properties; corrosion behavior in body fluids; biological properties (biocompatibility, osseointegration, cytotoxicity, etc.).
- Advances in composite materials for degradable medical devices with application in drug delivery; tissue-engineering scaffolds; temporary support; bone fixation, etc.
I look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Jose Maria Calderon-Moreno
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- biomedical devices
- drug delivery
- tissue-engineering scaffolds
- corrosion resistance
- biocompatibility
- surface modification
- degradation mechanism
- degradation rate
- implant manufacturing
- multifunctional implant
