Antioxidant Materials with Additional Biological Properties
A special issue of Biomedicines (ISSN 2227-9059). This special issue belongs to the section "Biomedical Engineering and Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2024 | Viewed by 30
Special Issue Editor
2. Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Terzioglu Campus, 17100 Canakkale, Turkey
Interests: natural polymers; glycosaminoglycans; sugar alcohols; carbohydrates; polyphenolics; amino acids; peptides; nano/microparticles; antioxidant; anti-inflammatory; antimicrobial activity; ROS-scavenging effect; antiviral; antifungal; biocidal; anticancer; controlled release; drug delivery; biocompatible; blood compatible; surface; (bio)interfaces; smart surfaces; surface modification; superhydrophobic; super hydrophilic; (bio)sensor; theragnostic, biopolymeric MRI agents; injectables biopolymeric materials; hydrogel; cryogel; microgel; nanogels; super porous materials; pharmacology; wound healing; wound dressing; medical device; tissue engineering; stimuli-responsive structures; wearables; artificial skin; shape memory polymers; injectable materials; biodegradable active agent carriers; carbon particle; quantum dots, carbon dots, graphene dots, g-C3N4; lubricant, intra-articular and joints injection materials; cosmetics
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue will mainly focus on antioxidant materials with additional and improved biological properties. In addition to natural antioxidant compounds such as natural polyphenolics and flavonoids, the use of other compounds and structures such as amino acids, peptides, natural and synthetic polymers, enzymes, vitamins, carotenoids, carbon quantum dots, drugs, phthalocyanines, dyes, minerals, clays, metal nanoparticles, and metal ions with antioxidant properties is welcome. The improved biological properties can overcome certain barriers, such as protection from infections, enabling targetability, creating immune barriers, protection from harsh biological environments, shielding from enzymatic activity and radical attacks, and so on. The use of antioxidant materials in the innovative application of biomaterials utilizing stimuli-responsive materials, hydrogels, polymeric particles, micro/nanogels, films, fibers, discs, bio-adhesives, artificial organs, composites, etc., is welcome. Also, the combination of these materials or their modified forms to attain additional biological properties such as improved biocompatibility, blood compatibility, antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral, anti-cancer properties, enzyme inhibition ability, trigger release of certain molecules, and so on that afford and enhance bio-beneficial properties effectively are suitable for this specific Special Issue, not just for bioengineering applications but also for device and sensor applications. Additionally, the use of these materials in health-related practices involving the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases and infections is welcome. Furthermore, papers related to the use of antioxidant materials with improved biological functions in scaffolds for tissue engineering, regenerative medicine, drug delivery, 3D biomaterial fabrication to modify biological processes, and so on are welcome. Finally, the use of antioxidant materials with improved biological function may be useful in the modification of drugs, proteins, metabolites, vaccines, and/or nucleic acids and in drug delivery vehicles with a focus on enhanced biological properties that can overcome the challenges encountered in transforming biomaterials into viable and useful products.
Dr. Nurettin Sahiner
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- natural antioxidants, flavonoids, and polyphenols
- biocompatible and blood compatible
- hydrogel, microgels, nanogel, and particles
- polymeric particles, carbon quantum dots, and g-C3N4
- stimuli-responsive materials
- drug delivery systems, controlled release, and targeted delivery/therapies
- antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral, anticancer, and biocidal
- ROS-scavenging activity
- proteins, enzyme, peptides, and amino acids
- activate-able materials and photodynamic therapy
