Micro- and Nano-Fabrication of Polymers for Regenerative Medicine
A special issue of Micromachines (ISSN 2072-666X). This special issue belongs to the section "B：Biology and Biomedicine".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (1 July 2020) | Viewed by 5834
Special Issue Editor
Interests: biocompatible and natural polymers for regenerative medicine; nanofibrous wound dressings with antimicrobial activity and enhanced cell proliferation; functional nanocomposites with controlled surface and mechanical properties; microfluidic devices for biological assays and food safety; nanofabrication approaches for polymers
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Dear colleagues,
Regenerative medicine is a multidisciplinary field that aims to repair, replace and regenerate injured or diseased human tissues and organs. The initiation and progress of the regeneration process require the combination of cells for biological functions, scaffolds to support cells, and biochemical compounds to control cell behavior. Micro- and nano-structured polymeric scaffolds are widely used in regenerative medicine to provide physical and chemical cues for cell attachment, proliferation and differentiation.
This Special Issue focuses on new advances in micro- and nano-fabrication technologies for natural and synthetic polymers for tissue engineering. Topics of interest for research papers, short communications and review papers include, but are not limited to: (i) patterning and lithographic methods to create surface micro- and nanostructures to instruct cell behavior; (ii) additive manufacturing approaches for 3D hierarchical scaffolds; (iii) electrospinning of fibrous membranes and electrospraying of micro/nanoparticles to be used as scaffolds and membranes for tissue engineering and drug delivery systems; (iv) chemical and physical approaches to produce nano- and micro-particles, nanowires, nanotubes and nanofibres for the release of bioactive compounds.
Dr. Elisa Mele
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Surface patterning
- Soft lithography
- Electrospinning and electrospraying
- Phase separation methods
- Self-assembly
- Rapid prototyping at micro/nanoscale
- Colloidal chemistry
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