Biopolymers for Drug Release
A special issue of Journal of Functional Biomaterials (ISSN 2079-4983). This special issue belongs to the section "Biomaterials for Drug Delivery".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2024 | Viewed by 193
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The use of biopolymers for various biomedical applications has experienced a surge in recent decades due to the biocompatibility and biodegradability of these materials. Along with good chemical or mechanical properties, they are positioned as one of the best candidates for developing applications of great interest in clinical settings to address various health issues. Research on this topic has shifted from the use of more traditional biopolymers (such as alginate or chitosan) to the utilization of polymers that were previously relatively unknown but exhibit interesting properties with promising applications in various fields of medicine, including cancer treatment, drug delivery systems for antibiotics, bone regeneration, ocular treatment, and more.
This Special Issue welcomes papers (communications, articles, and reviews) related to the latest research on biopolymers for drug delivery. Topics may include but are not limited to, the following: the relation between biopolymers' properties and delivery properties, the modification of biopolymers for targeted therapies, biopolymers used for hydrogel formation with release applications, computational studies for drug release kinetics from biopolymers, and biocompatibility and biodegradability studies on them. The application of drug delivery covers cancer treatment, antibiotic administration, and immunotherapy.
Dr. Álvaro Garcinuño
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- biopolymers
- biocompatibility
- nanoparticles
- hydrogels
- release kinetics
- cell uptake
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