Electroconductive Materials in Tissue Engineering
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Materials Science".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (28 February 2022) | Viewed by 19437
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Interests: heart; skeletal muscle; 3D bioprinting; electroconductive materials; cancer biology; kidney
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Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue, “Electroconductive Materials in Tissue Engineering”, will cover a selection of recent research topics and current review articles related to novel approaches in implementing electroconductive materials in tissue engineering. Original research manuscripts, short communications, up-to-date review articles, and commentaries are all welcome.
Tissue engineering is a promising approach to fabricate human tissues for drug screening and disease modeling, with great promise also for tissue repair. Considering the socioeconomic burden of neural and cardiac diseases, including congenital disease, great effort has been invested in cardiac and neuronal tissue engineering. Although major advances have been made, several major issues remain with regards to cell differentiation as well as tissue maturation, complexity, and functionality. One of the most understudied parameters in these fields is the “electrical nature” of neuronal and cardiac tissues. Recently, electroconductive materials/scaffolds have become more frequently utilized for tissue engineering. However, even though the beneficial effect of this approach is apparent, the mechanisms by which electroconductive materials/scaffolds exhibit their positive effects remain elusive.
The purpose of this Special Issue, "Electroconductive Materials in Tissue Engineering", is to present novel findings in the field of electroconductive materials as well as reviews of the state of the art. The following topics are of interest: (i) crosstalk between conductive scaffolds and “electroactive” cells; (ii) mechanistic insights into the effect of electroconductive materials on cellular functions; (iii) effects of electroconductive materials on the properties of multicomponent scaffolds; (iv) the cell–scaffold electronic interface; (v) modeling of electroactive tissues; (vi) interaction of engineered electroconductive tissues with electroactive host tissue; (vii) review of available electroconductive materials; (viii) review of the “electric nature” of the heart and/or neural tissues; (ix) review of engineering of sinus node tissue; (x) review of electroconductive materials in cardiac tissue engineering (with a focus on drug screening, disease modeling, or tissue repair) (xi) review of electroconductive materials in neural tissue engineering; (xii) review of acellular applications of electroconductive materials; (xiii) review of conducting mechanisms; (xiv) electroconductive materials in tissues such as skeletal muscle, bone, and/or neuromuscular junction.
Prof. Dr. Felix Engel
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Electroconductive materials Cardiac tissue engineering
- Neural tissue engineering
- Skeletal muscle tissue engineering
- Conducting mechanisms
- Sinus node
- Cardiac conduction system
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