Design and Characterization of Membranes for Biomedical Applications
A special issue of Membranes (ISSN 2077-0375). This special issue belongs to the section "Membrane Applications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2024 | Viewed by 95
Special Issue Editor
Interests: polymeric membranes; flexible electronics; biomaterials; 3D printed scaffolds/hydrogels; neural tissue engineering; drug/gene delivery for cancer treatment
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The development of membranes for biomedical applications has been receiving growing interest. The membranes obtained from different materials (i.e., polymeric, inorganic, composite, etc.) using different fabrication/modification methods (i.e., phase separation, layer-by layer modification, etc.) have the potential to enable enhanced performance in controlling the flux, separation, permselectivity, antifouling, or controlled release properties. Therefore, membranes formulated using different materials and fabrication/modification methods could be used in different biomedical applications to address various challenges, such as hemodialysis, wound healing, bioseparations, and so on. However, there is still a need to develop novel membrane technologies and gain mechanistic and structural understanding to further improve this technology and its potential use in various biomedical applications.
This Special Issue specifically focuses on the “Design and Characterization of Membranes for Biomedical Applications”, including, but not limited to, hemodialysis, protein and ion separation, therapeutic/active molecule isolation and purification, wound healing, tissue regeneration, and controlled drug release. This Special Issue expects to receive contributions in the form of original research papers sharing the latest results and review articles demonstrating the state-of-the-art technology and future directions on membranes for biomedical applications. Topics may include, but are not limited to, novel material-based membrane development and characterization, composite membranes, surface-modified membranes, novel manufacturing/modification techniques, electrically conductive membranes, and the economic feasibility of membrane technologies addressing these biomedical applications.
Dr. Metin Uz
Guest Editor
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- polymeric membranes
- composite membranes
- controlled release
- bioseparation
- biomedical applications
