Multifunctional Scaffolds for Musculoskeletal Regeneration
A special issue of Bioengineering (ISSN 2306-5354). This special issue belongs to the section "Regenerative Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2022) | Viewed by 83367
Special Issue Editors
Interests: biomaterials; nanomaterials; surface modification; material characterisation; tissue engineering and regenerative medicine
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Interests: biomaterials; drug delivery system; immuomodulation; tissue regeneration
Interests: surface modification for dental and orthopedic implants; biomineralization of synthetic materials and tissues; biomimetic systems for biomedical applications; development and evaluation of dental restorative materials; regeneration of hard tissues (enamel, dentin, bone); dental biofilms; synthetic peptides, recombinant biopolymers, and self-assembly
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
With continuously rising incidences of musculoskeletal-related injuries and disease that require surgical intervention, a considerable and increasing number of patients are experiencing pain and loss of mobility. This debilitating condition has huge socio-economic burden, with direct implications for the patient and the healthcare system. Current treatment modalities include the use of autografts, allografts, or non-tissue prosthetics; however, they have limited success due to challenged availability, donor site morbidity, tissue rejection due to immune incompatibility, incomplete tissue regeneration, or infection at the surgical site. This has prompted the need for designing bioactive scaffolds with or without cell therapy as tissue replacement alternatives. Bioactive scaffolds are not only biocompatible, but they elicit targeted biological responses so that tissue constructs can seemingly integrate with the surrounding tissue. Significant advancements have been made in designing bioactive scaffolds, from matching the mechanical properties of the tissue of interest to combining strategies for the controlled time-dependent delivery of growth factors to emulate the events involved in tissue regeneration. The field has seen a drift towards the incorporation of additional bioactive agents to accomplish a plethora of different functions, such as antibacterial compounds to combat infection or immunomodulating factors to augment tissue repair.
This Special Issue is envisaged to present the state of the art of basic, translational, and clinical efforts that combine these different strategies to design and develop bioactive scaffolds with multifaceted capabilities. Different topics of interest to this Special Issue include: 1) surface modification strategies to support cell migration, cell homing, and tissue regeneration; 2) designing immunomodulatory scaffolds for creating a reparative environment conducive to tissue regeneration; 3) combining scaffolds with biologics (growth factors, peptides, small molecules) and/or inorganic fillers for improved cellular response; and 4) multifunctional antimicrobial and cell-instructive scaffolds for musculoskeletal repair.
Dr. Isha Mutreja
Dr. Yanghee Kim
Prof. Conrado Aparicio
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- multifunctional scaffolds
- bioactive scaffolds
- nanocomposites
- bioinspiration
- surface modification growth factors
- immunomodulation
- antibacterial
- musculoskeletal repair and/or regeneration
- drug delivery systems
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