Recent Advances in Functional Coatings and Biomaterials Surfaces
A special issue of Journal of Functional Biomaterials (ISSN 2079-4983). This special issue belongs to the section "Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 March 2025 | Viewed by 576
Special Issue Editors
Interests: titanium; surface modification; smart coatings; chitosan; electrophoretic deposition; drug delivery; antibacterial properties; cytocompatibility
Interests: titanium and its alloys; oxide coatings; phosphate coatings; carbon nanotubes’ coatings; chitosan coatings; deposition parameters; microstructure; adhesion; mechanical properties; physical properties; chemical properties; biological properties
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Metallic biomaterials designed for implantation currently fall short of meeting comprehensive requirements. Consequently, the surface modifications of these materials are under scrutiny for enhancing integration with surrounding tissues, improving corrosion resistance, and imparting prolonged antimicrobial efficiency during an implant’s lifespan. These modifications typically involve surface layer alterations through techniques such as electrochemical oxidation, laser treatment, or coating deposition, employing diverse methodologies. Common coating materials include bioceramics, biopolymers, metals primarily in a nanoparticle form, and their combinations as composites. Coatings are garnering increasing attention in implantology for their potential applications in controlled drug delivery systems, wound healing, and the facilitation of bone tissue integration processes. However, achieving concurrent antibacterial and osteointegration effects on these surfaces within such systems poses challenges. The development of a homogeneous coating that fully envelops the frequently developed implant surface, ensuring robust resistance to the corrosive human body environment, proves to be a formidable task. Furthermore, ensuring the robust adhesion of such coatings to the implant and their resistance to wear presents additional challenges. Articles addressing solutions to these issues will be the focal point of this Special Issue. However, submissions need not be confined exclusively to these topics.
Dr. Łukasz Pawłowski
Prof. Dr. Andrzej Zieliński
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- biomaterials
- surface modifications
- coatings
- composite
- cytocompatibility
- antibacterial properties
- corrosion resistance
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