Special Issue "Biocompatible and Biodegradable Polymers for Medical Applications II"
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Biomacromolecules, Biobased and Biodegradable Polymers".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 December 2023 | Viewed by 786
Special Issue Editors
Interests: biomaterials; biofabrication; microfluidics; organs-on-a-chip; electrospinning; 3D printing
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Interests: controlled drug release; thermogel materials; stimuli-responsive polymeric materials; multi-functional polymeric materials
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Further to the success of the Special Issue of Polymers “Biocompatible and Biodegradable Polymers for Medical Applications”, we are delighted to reopen the Special Issue, which is now entitled “Biocompatible and Biodegradable Polymers for Medical Applications II”.
Polymers are widely used as biomaterials and have motivated development in biomedical fields because of their biocompatibility and biodegradability. Biocompatible and degradable polymers are favoured in developing therapeutic devices, including temporary implants and three-dimensional scaffolds for tissue engineering, as well as pharmacological applications, such as delivery vehicles for controlled/sustained drug release. A wide range of natural and synthetic degradable polymers has been investigated for biomedical applications, with novel materials constantly being developed to meet new challenges. Meanwhile, the development of biotechnology and medical technology has set higher requirements for biomedical materials.
In this Special Issue, we encourage authors to share their experiences in the field that is broadly understood as “Biocompatible and Biodegradable Polymers for Medical Applications II”. We believe that your studies will contribute to the potential use of these polymers in the biomedical field.
Dr. Yadong Tang
Dr. Lu Jiang
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- biodegradable polymers
- biomaterials
- natural polymeric biomaterials
- synthetic polymeric biomaterials
- tissue engineering
- drug delivery
