Frontiers in Biodegradable Materials and Their Processing
A special issue of Journal of Functional Biomaterials (ISSN 2079-4983). This special issue belongs to the section "Biomaterials for Drug Delivery".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 March 2023) | Viewed by 12895
Special Issue Editor
Interests: surface engineering; advanced manufacturing; modelling; biomanufacturing; surface integrity; corrosion; biomaterials
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
As an alternative to performant implants, biodegradable materials including metallic alloys and polymers have significant potential to be used in tissue engineering, as orthopaedic implants, and may have cardiovascular applications. Over the years, researchers have designed and developed new types of biodegradable materials and methods for their processing, with the aim of improving their mechanical and biological properties. Properties including surface topography, hardness, contact angle, corrosion, cell viability, cell adhesion/proliferation, and antibacterial and inflammation behaviour, are some of the key factors that determine the overall performance of the material prior to its potential application in clinical trials. A proper balance between adequate mechanical integrity and biological characteristics to crucial to achieve this target. For example, metallic Mg alloys degrade very quickly in saline environments, and how to slow down this degradation while maintaining the material’s integrity is a challenge. On the other hand, biodegradable polymers have low strength, and how to increase their mechanical properties is another aspect to consider.
Despite some successes over the years, research efforts are needed to accelerate innovation in developing or improving biodegradable materials, in order to leverage their inherent potential benefits.
This Special Issue is dedicated to highlighting new and emerging research findings on biodegradable materials that have addressed some of the issues highlighted above. Furthermore, processing techniques, e.g., alloying, surface modifications and coating, have played a critical role in enhancing the properties pertinent to biodegradable materials. Therefore, this Special Issue calls for manuscripts on scientific and applied research developments from researchers in the following areas.
- Biodegradable materials;
- Mechanical and biological properties and their characterisation;
- Biodegradable implants and in vitro/in vivo performance evaluation;
- Degradation or corrosion performance;
- Processing of biodegradable materials;
- Surface engineering and treatment of biodegradable materials;
- Surface integrity, contact angle, cell viability
Dr. Mohammad Uddin
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- biodegradable materials
- mechanical properties
- corrosion resistance
- biological properties
- surface integrity
- surface engineering