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A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Biomacromolecules, Biobased and Biodegradable Polymers".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2023 | Viewed by 533
Special Issue Editors
Interests: cell culture; cell–biomaterial interactions; biocompatibility; hydrogels; polymers; tissue engineering; regenerative medicine; scaffolds
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Interests: hydrogels; implant coatings; composites; biopolymers; languages in science
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Biopolymers are natural polymers that are produced by living organisms. There are three main classes of biopolymers: polynucleotides, polypeptides, and polysaccharides. Examples of polynucleotides include deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and ribonucleic acid (RNA). Polypeptides, meanwhile, comprise amino acids. The group of biopolymers known as polysaccharides includes starch, cellulose, chitin, alginate, agarose, curdlan, hyaluronic acid and dextran. Composites, in turn, are materials composed of two or more constituents. Therefore, they can include a variety of polymers (natural and/or synthetic) as well as other ingredients, e.g., bioactive glasses, hydroxyapatite, etc. Both the biopolymers themselves and the composites have found diverse biomedical applications. For example, they are used for the production of wound dressings, synthetic skin, implants, drug carriers, etc.
The aim of this Special Issue is to highlight the uses of biopolymers and their composites for biomedical applications. Therefore, we hope to publish papers describing the fabrication of biomaterials composed of biopolymers or the fabrication of composite biomaterials and their structural, physicochemical and biological evaluation. All types of articles, both original research papers and reviews, are welcome in this Special Issue.
Dr. Katarzyna Klimek
Dr. Timothy E. L. Douglas
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Polymers is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.
Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2700 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.
Keywords
- polynucleotides
- polypeptides
- polysaccharides
- biomaterials
- tissue engineering
- regenerative medicine
