Advances in Free Radical Scavenging Materials for Biomedical Applications
A special issue of Journal of Functional Biomaterials (ISSN 2079-4983).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2023) | Viewed by 1349
Special Issue Editors
Interests: biopolymers; nanocomposites; tissue engineering; antioxidant materials; free radical scavenging
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Polymeric nanocomposites are gaining popularity in applications ranging from biomedical materials to food packaging, waste-water treatment, cosmetics, and textiles. Although biopolymers are easy to process, degradable, and demonstrate apt physicochemical and functional properties, they cannot be used to address problems associated with free radicals. The generation of free radicals/reactive oxygen species (ROS) plays a major role in slowing down the healing of damaged tissues such as skin, bone, and muscle.
Adding certain active compounds or nanoparticles to biopolymeric scaffolds and hydrogels could aid in the scavenging of ROS. The resulting polymeric nanocomposites could reduce oxidative stress and free radicals. Therefore, this Special Issue focuses on showcasing the developments and advances in free radical-scavenging materials. The collected articles will serve a wide readership, from academia to industry, and highlight recent advances in this research area.
- The synthesis and characterization of free radical-scavenging biopolymers and biomaterials.
- Nanocomposites with antioxidant properties.
- Free radical-scavenging nanoparticles.
- Applications of antioxidant materials in wound healing, bone tissue engineering, and cardiac tissue engineering.
- Applications of free radical-scavenging materials in organoid ex vivo models.
- Antioxidant biopolymeric scaffolds for cancer therapy.
Dr. Shiv Dutt Purohit
Dr. Ruchir Priyadarshi
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- biopolymers
- nanocomposites
- tissue engineering
- antioxidant materials
- free radical scavenging
- antioxidant polyphenols
