Biocomposite Hydrogels 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: 20 July 2026 | Viewed by 2305
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2. Academy of Romanian Scientists, 050045 Bucharest, Romania
Interests: block and graft copolymers; micelles; colloids; emulsions; drug delivery; polysaccharides
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Dear Colleagues,
Hydrogels, based on synthetic and/or natural polymers, have a three-dimensional spatial network and are widely studied for biomedical applications, such as controlled and sustained drug delivery, tissue engineering, bone repair, dressings for wound healing, etc., owing to their biocompatibility, biodegradability, and strong water absorption capacity.
The combination of two or more components with markedly different physicochemical characteristics, combined in a single material, led to the formation of composite systems. These composite materials are characterized by improved physicochemical properties, as compared to the individual components, due to a synergic effect between their components. A personalized composite hydrogel will have better chances to mimic the complex nature of biological tissue and could be thus more easily translated to clinical studies.
Composite hydrogels based on polymeric micro- or nanoparticles, electrospun fibers, inorganic nanoparticles, or other materials embedded in the hydrogel network with remarkable physicochemical and biological properties and biomedical applications are of interest for this Special Issue. Moreover, new preparation technologies such as 3D printing and UV-crosslinking, will also be taken into consideration. Finally, stimuli-responsive injectable composite hydrogels will be considered.
Prof. Dr. Leonard Ionut Atanase
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- hydrogels
- biocomposite
- micro/nanoparticles
- electrospun fibers
- inorganic particles
- tissue engineering
- drug delivery
- 3D printing
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