Polymeric Material for Biomedical Applications
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Materials Science".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 October 2021) | Viewed by 7726
Special Issue Editor
Interests: molecular virology; bionanotechnology; molecular biology; immunology
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Dear Colleagues,
Polymeric materials are of great importance because of their relatively low cost synthesis; developed methods of fabrication; and wide range of physical, chemical, and biomedical properties. The great diversity of natural (proteins, polysaccharides, and nucleic acids), bio-based, and synthetic polymers as well as their copolymers is at the cutting edge of multi- and inter-disciplinary research. The fabrication of nanostructures, including nanofibers, nanofilms, and nanoparticles, from polymers is necessary for tissue engineering and bionanotechnology.
Further elucidation and evaluation of the currently available synthetic and natural polymers, their hybrids, and novel materials are required for a comprehensive analysis of their stability, cellular uptake, acute and chronic toxicity, induction of innate and adaptive immunity and allergic complications for their possible implementation in bionanotechnology, vaccinology, drug design, and tissue engineering.
This Special Issue, “Polymeric Material for Biomedical Applications”, will include selected research and review articles describing both the advantages and disadvantages of already known and novel polymers for biomedical applications.
Prof. Dr. Olga V. Morozova
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- synthetic and natural polymers
- hybrid copolymers
- bio-based polymer
- bionanotechnology for fabrication and implementation of polymeric materials
- 3D tissue engineering
- cytotoxicity, intracellular delivery and biodegradation of polymeric materials
- immunomodulation potential of synthetic and natural polymers with possible allergic sequelae
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