Multi-component Hydrogels for Biomedical Applications

Dear Colleagues,

Biomaterials is a field that combines medicine, biology, physics, chemistry, engineering and materials science to design diverse materials capable of interacting with various biological systems. Multi-component materials have gained interest in recent literature, as these are particularly attractive over single-component materials due to the fact that combinative functions can be generated from various components into one single material. Multi-component materials can achieve a range of various properties including novel morphologies, changes in mechanical properties and multi-functionality, resembling natural systems more accurately and overcoming the limitations of single-component systems.

This Special Issue will focus on the combination of various types of biomaterials including polymers, peptide-based hydrogels, nanoclays, stimuli-responsive materials, self-healing materials, shear-thinning materials, cross-linkable materials, “smart” materials and interpenetrating networks for various biomedical applications. Biomedical applications include, but are not limited to, multi-component biomaterials for tissue engineering and wound healing applications, 3D bioprinting, in vitro disease modeling, antimicrobial applications, wearable electronics, drug delivery and as immune-instructive materials or for immunomodulation.

Dr. Natashya Falcone
Dr. Menekse Ermis
Guest Editors

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• multi-component hydrogels
• biomaterials
• tissue engineering
• immuno-materials
• wound healing
• drug delivery