Functional Biomaterials from Marine Diatoms
A special issue of Marine Drugs (ISSN 1660-3397).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 July 2022) | Viewed by 4668
Special Issue Editors
Interests: porous biomaterials; drug delivery; water treatment; surface chemistry; scaffolds
Interests: nanomaterials; hybrid interfaces; photoluminescence; optical biosensors; drug delivery systems
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Biomaterials have shown tremendous growth and development in a variety of scientific and technological domains, including drug delivery and tissue engineering fields. Among various reported biomaterials, diatoms are an extremely diverse group of algae, comprising more than 100,000 different species. Diatoms are unicellular, eukaryotic, photosynthetic algae that are found in both marine and aquatic environments. Diatoms have enormous ecological importance on this planet and display a diversity of patterns and structures at the nano- to millimetre scale.
The design and development of novel/innovative drug delivery systems using biomaterials have enriched the pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamics properties of several pharmaceutical drugs/compounds. Many of these biomaterials are intended to release therapeutic molecules for prolonged/controlled periods of time (hours/days/weeks/months) and can be tuned to reach particular target sites/locations within the body, thus decreasing the amount of medication and reducing risk to the patient to achieve the desired therapeutic effects. On the other hand, rapid advancements in the field of tissue engineering would not be feasible without the creative design and creation of functional biomaterials. The purpose of this Special Issue is to discuss recent discoveries in the design and creation of functional biomaterials for the engineering of several tissues and organs.
In view of all these facts and in contrast to existing biomaterials, exploration of “Functional Biomaterials from Marine Diatoms” with unique properties exhibits unprecedented advantages over existing biomaterials. This Special issue is proposed to provide selected contributions on surface functionalizations, characterizations, and applications of diatoms with regard to drug delivery and tissue engineering applications. For the purpose of disseminating scientific knowledge, research groups from all over the world are invited to submit reviews, regular research articles, and short communications.
Dr. Uluvangada Thammaiah Uthappa
Dr. Ilaria Rea
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- diatoms
- diatomaceous earth
- biomaterials
- drug delivery
- tissue engineering
- scaffolds
- regenerative medicine
- surface functionalizations
- bionanotechnology
- controlled release
- tissue and organs
