Biopolymer Based Solutions for Biomedical Applications
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Macromolecular Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2023) | Viewed by 2363
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Interests: polyurethane chemistry; polyurethane dispersions; green chemistry; bio-based materials; renewable entities and additives; composite materials; polymers with tailored properties
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Dear Colleagues,
The innovative solutions in the biomedical area implies the development of new materials with an increasingly trend to enclose specific characteristics, including renewability and sustainability. Among others, the use of biopolymers to design new products is presented as an attractive strategy; their green character, together with their biocompatibility, non-toxicity, and potential to carry bioactive compounds, positioned biopolymers as one of the most promising alternatives for the preparation of new biomedical formulations. Additionally, their versatility facilitates their processing, resulting in diverse forms according to their application, from scaffolds to coatings and wounds. Note also that the addition of bioactive compounds, drugs, growth factors, or cells enable the design of tailor-made formulations to improve fortification, curation, or regeneration processes in which usually these types of systems are used.
In this context, this Special Issue pretends to englobe an overview about the actual and most promising trends in the biomedical area, including the synthesis and modification of biopolymers, the addition of bioactive and biologic entities, their processing methods, and the applicability of the developed biomaterials.
Dr. Arantzazu Santamaria-Echart
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- biopolymers
- sustainable preparation strategies
- materials with tailored properties
- advanced processing technologies
- biomedical applications
- scaffolds
- drug delivery
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