Designing Chitosan-Based Hydrogels for Tissue Engineering
A special issue of Gels (ISSN 2310-2861). This special issue belongs to the section "Gel Processing and Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 January 2024) | Viewed by 2477
Special Issue Editors
Interests: biomaterials; tissue engineering; drug delivery; hydrogels; wound dressing
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Interests: biomaterials; tissue engineering; drug delivery; hydrogels; wound dressing
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Tissue engineering is a multidisciplinary subject with a combination of chemistry, biology, and engineering. The wide range of biomaterials used in tissue engineering can be applied for both soft- and hard-tissue applications, according to their mechanical properties and functionalities. Apart from that, biocompatibility is one of the key points in the fabrication of tissue engineering materials. Chitosan, a derivative of chitin, is one of the most abundant biopolymers in Nature. Due to its unique properties, such as non-toxicity, biodegradability and chemical reactivity with free amino groups alongside the polymeric backbone, chitosan is used in pharmaceutical, cosmetic, food and tissue engineering industries.
Hydrogels are versatile biomaterials, mostly used in soft-tissue applications, drug delivery, and wound dressing. Hydrogels have the advantages of enhanced mechanical strength combined with elasticity, controlled and prolonged release kinetics with a controlled degradation rate.
This Special Issue focuses on recent research about designing chitosan-based hydrogels for tissue engineering applications. We welcome contributions regarding the preparation and characterization of chitosan-based hydrogels, such as chemical analysis, mechanical performance, release kinetics, degradation behavior, morphological characteristics, and cellular interaction with potential tissue engineering applications.
Dr. Kadir Ozaltin
Dr. Antonio Di Martino
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- chitosan
- tissue engineering
- hydrogel
- drug delivery
- wound dressing
