Bioengineering Techniques and Applications Against COVID-19

Dear Colleagues,

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is a disease caused by a newly discovered coronavirus. Most people infected with the virus will experience no symptoms or mild to moderate respiratory illness and recover without special treatment. However, the disease can be severe, especially on older persons and those with pre-existing medical conditions (such as high blood pressure, heart problems or diabetes). The disease is highly contagious and has evolved into a pandemic, bringing several social, economic, and health challenges.

Considering the current context and the situation of uncertainty regarding the future, the scientific community has contributed with technological advances in several areas in order to combat the evolution of the disease and its consequences.

In this Special Edition, we would like to receive innovative contributions on bioengineering techniques and applications against COVID-19. Authors are invited to submit original, unpublished papers on topics including but not limited to:

• Disease prevention techniques;
• Simulations that make it possible to predict the behavior of the virus;
• Development, optimization, and validation of early diagnosis methods, within a framework of training and national autonomy for the COVID diagnosis;
• Methods for early detection of the infection and for disease prognosis;
• Characterization of the immune response, immunopathology, and immunogenetic factors;
• Development of new therapies or new therapeutic approaches or protocols;
• Clinical studies for management and monitoring of infected individuals and risk groups using computational approaches;
• Equipment or devices to improve the response of health systems;
• Support tools to help clinic decision making processes in scarce resource environments.

Prof. Dr. Dimitrios Glotsos
Dr. Luis Coelho
Dr. Sara Reis
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Bioengineering is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2700 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.