Development of Nanogels/Microgels for Regenerative Medicine
A special issue of Gels (ISSN 2310-2861). This special issue belongs to the section "Gel Applications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2024 | Viewed by 2726
Special Issue Editors
Interests: regenerative medicine; immunology; cell reprogramming
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In recent years, enormous growth in nano-material technology and science has been attained in the biomedical filed. For example, nanosized hydrogels, so-called nanogels, have been reported to provide a feasible drug-delivery system that enables the efficient transfer of chemotherapeutics and short interfering RNA, and slow-release anti-bacterial peptide, growth factors and cytokines on-site. Through the functions, nanogels can inhibit tumor growth, and enhance wound-healing and blood vessel regeneration. Moreover, nanogels are also used as a scaffold for tissue engineering, including bone, cardiac and urethra tissue regeneration. In general, nanogels are highly biocompatible and biodegradable. Nanogels are also considered to be excellent scaffolds for preparing composites as a novel class of advanced materials, which comprise both nanogels and other constituents, such as polymers or inorganic nanoparticles. Thus, the development of nanogels and their effective application will play an important role in the regenerative medicine field.
This Special Issue will provide various reports on the leading edge nanogels’ synthesis and their effective application in regenerative medicine.
Dr. Kenta Yamamoto
Dr. Yuanhui Song
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- nanogels
- regenerative medicine
- gel application
- medical field
- RNAi transfer
- growth factor release
- biomedical scaffolds
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