Structural and Functional Characterization of Protein-Based Polymer Materials
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Macromolecules".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (10 June 2024) | Viewed by 3565
Special Issue Editors
Interests: nanomaterials based on protein and active peptide; food protein or peptide
Interests: polyelectrolytes; biological macromolecules; nanoparticle complex; drug delivery; polysaccharide; amorphous systems
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Dear Colleagues,
Despite the great potential and diversity of synthetic biomaterials, their applications are still limited by problems of biocompatibility, biodegradability and bioresorption. On the other hand, protein or peptide-based polymer materials have advantages in the aspects of biocompatibility, biodegradability, tunability, molecular binding ability, and bioactive properties, which demonstrate a wide potential applications in drug or nutrients delivery, food packaging, cell culture medium,cartilage tissue regeneration and 3D Biofabrication. Therefore, new strategies for preparation, structural and functional characterization of protein or peptide-based polymer materials are urgently needed. This Special Issue plans to give an overview of the most recent advances in the field of protein or peptide-based polymer materials and their applications in diverse areas. This Special Issue is aimed at providing selected contributions on advances in structural and functional characterization of protein or peptide-based polymer materials.
Dr. Rong He
Dr. Kunn Hadinoto Ong
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- drug or nutrients delivery
- food packaging
- cell culture medium
- cartilage tissue regeneration
- 3D printing
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