Advanced Polymer Materials in Drug Delivery and Tissue Engineering Applications
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Applications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 May 2024 | Viewed by 115
Special Issue Editor
Interests: fibrous membranes; tissue scaffolds; biopolymers; drug delivery; skin tissue engineering; wound healing; mechanical properties; biodegradation
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The development of advanced polymer materials has attracted great interest in biomedical applications such as drug delivery and tissue engineering. These polymer materials, including particles, fibers, films, microneedle patches, hydrogels, porous scaffolds, and polymer composites, are often loaded or functionalized with biological and/or chemical therapeutic agents to promote better treatment outcomes for diseases. The processing of advanced polymer materials and the corresponding studies of polymer characterization, in vitro assays, and/or in vivo models are of particular interest for this Special Issue. Specifically, polymer drug carriers with the ability to demonstrate dual releases, modulated releases, stimuli-responsive releases, or controlled releases are currently an attractive modern approach in drug delivery. Furthermore, advanced polymer materials often have excellent biological cues that are compatible with cells, promote cell growth, or regulate cell expressions.
This Special Issue highlights novel aspects in the processing of advanced polymer materials and their characteristics in drug delivery and tissue engineering applications. Warm invitations are extended to members of the academic and scientific communities to contribute original papers or reviews on the processing and characterization of advanced polymer materials in drug delivery and tissue engineering applications.
Dr. Shih-Feng Chou
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- processing of advanced polymers
- structure–property characterizations
- hybrid polymer systems
- polymer drug delivery systems
- tissue engineering
- therapeutic polymers
