Novel Biomaterials for Soft and Hard Tissue Regeneration
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Biomaterials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 August 2021) | Viewed by 7113
Special Issue Editor
Interests: biomaterials for soft and hard tissue regeneration; drug design and formulation; advanced delivery systems for hard tissue engineering; thermo-responsive polymer-based macro-carriers for stem cell expansion and harvesting; translational application
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The field of biomaterials has recently grown rapidly and will continue to emerge and expand the boundaries of the field of tissue engineering. Certain challenges are associated with such innovative biomaterials, such as the lack of sustainable and smart approaches for the synthesis and functionalization of biomaterials. Additionally, the understanding of cell–biomaterial interactions is an important aspect that needs to explored. Further investigations on pre-clinical performance to learn about cell behavior and tissue regeneration are needed, along with investigations on biomaterials.
Therefore, this Special Issue on “Novel Biomaterials for Soft and Hard Tissue Regeneration” will focus on original research papers related to engineered biomaterials for the regeneration of bone, cartilage, surrounding tissues (tendons, ligaments), and skin (such as in wound healing, wound dressing, and skin burns), as well as other soft tissues. Topics include—but are not limited to—the following:
- Synthesis or processing of biomaterials or systems;
- Characterization studies, including process–structure–property–function relationship investigations within the context of tissue engineering;
- Functionalization strategies, including bio-, stimuli-responsive, smart, and multifunctionalization approaches within the context of tissue engineering;
- Cell–material and stem cell–material interactions studies, including mechanobiology aspects within the context of tissue engineering;
- Applications across various fields of tissue engineering, including in vitro and in vivo performance evaluation studies.
This Special Issue aims to provide a peer-reviewed forum for the publication of research on the topic of Biomaterials for Soft and Hard Tissue Regeneration, as well as the clinical applications. This Special Issue is open to all contributions across the areas of scaffolds, drug delivery systems, and growth factor delivery systems for repair, restoration, and regeneration of tissues.
Dr. Linh Nguyen
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- biomaterials
- soft tissue regeneration
- hard tissue regeneration
- cell–material and stem cell–material interactions
- in vitro and in vivo performance evaluation studies
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