Micro- and Nano-Scaled Functionalization and Characterization of Surfaces of Materials for Biomedical Applications
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Biomaterials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 October 2024) | Viewed by 240
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Interests: solid surface; functionalization; characterization; micor/nano scale; electron spectroscopy; exoelectron emission spectroscopy
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Interests: biomaterials; coatings; deposition PVD techniques; bioactivity; corrosion; degradation
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
It is well known that the biocompatibility of materials depends on their interaction with surrounding cells and biomolecules. In order to control the communication between the cell/biomolecule and the material its surface is engineered/functionalized. For instance, to achieve tissue regeneration around an implant, the cells that are responsible for it have to be connected to the implant. This connection is actually provided via coating the implant with a layer of protein shortly after its insertion into a living organism. Therefore, the surface energy of the implanted material must be suitable. There are different technologies which can be used to facilitate this. Traditionally, this might be classified as the engineering of a surface’s morphology and/or the deposition of coatings, etc., and there are plenty of publications dedicated to this topic. However, the advantages of nanotechnologies provide a unique opportunity to achieve the desired properties of a biomaterial’s surface through engineering its quantum-mechanical features at the nano and even at the micro-scale. However, these “quantum-mechanically” functionalized surfaces have to be adequately characterized before they can be used.
This Special Issue aims to demonstrate the achievements that have been made in both the “quantum-mechanical” functionalization and characterization of the surfaces of materials for biomedical applications.
You may choose our Joint Special Issue in Processes.
Prof. Dr. Yuri Dekhtyar
Dr. Alina Vladescu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- cells
- biomolecules
- coatings
- biomaterials
- surface morphology
- in vitro/in vivo tests
- corrosion
- degradation
- biocompatibility
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