Polymer-Based Scaffolds and Biomaterials
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Applications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 January 2022) | Viewed by 348
Special Issue Editor
Interests: supramolecular assembly/materials; 3D printing; carbon materials
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
It is my pleasure to invite you to submit a research article or review paper to this Special Issue on “Polymer-Based Scaffolds and Biomaterials”.
Scaffolds and biomaterials based on polymers have significant applications, such as tissue engineering and controlled drug release in biomedical fields. These materials have many advantages over their counterparts made of inorganic/metal materials. These include diverse molecular structures for functionalization, tunable biodegradation rates and mechanical properties, and low toxicity, as well as a greater flexibility in manufacturing through traditional methods such as lyophilization, electro/wet-spinning, and the more recently developed 3D printing techniques.
For this Special Issue, we welcome the submission of manuscripts related to the fabrication and bioapplications of scaffolds, based on either natural or synthetic polymers, in the forms of aerogels/foams, hydrogels, films, fibers, particles, and 3D-printed structures. Manuscripts that review the most up-to-date progress in the fabrication and bioapplications of these materials are also encouraged.
Prof. Dr. Jingliang Li
Guest Editor
Manuscript Submission Information
Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.
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
- Polymer
- Scaffold
- Aerogel
- Hydrogels
- Particles
- Biomaterial
- Tissue engineering
- Controlled release
- 3D printing
- Lyophilization
