State-of-the-Art Functional Biomaterials in Italy
A special issue of Journal of Functional Biomaterials (ISSN 2079-4983).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (14 July 2023) | Viewed by 22246
Special Issue Editors
Interests: biomaterials; scaffolds; electrospinning; electrospraying; hydrogel atomization
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Interests: biomaterial functionalization approaches; design and preparation of polymer and nanocomposite scaffolds for soft and hard tissue engineering applications using additive manufacturing techniques; and their physco-chemical; mechanical and morphological characterization
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Over the last decade, the current demand for biomaterials has been significantly increasing across the globe, due to even more relevant challenges that are progressively emerging for health. Indeed, a wide biomaterials library has been suitably identified to obtain bio-instructive materials for different biomedical applications from medical devices, stem cell tissue, and engineering to targeted cell/drug delivery. Furthermore, main discoveries are also revolutionizing this field in terms of their design, from synthesis to manufacturing and their functioning mechanisms, including their functionalization and improvement of a wide range of physical, chemical, and biological properties.
In light of this, the current Special Issue aims at providing the latest advances in fundamental research on biomaterials recently produced by Italian scientists, in order to trace the current state of the art of biomedical applications in Italy. This Special Issue invites high-quality overviews and original technical papers on emerging research items in biomaterials in Italy, with a special focus on the synthesis of biopolymers with improved biological and biochemical functionalities to mimic the native cell microenvironment and the implementation of innovative processing techniques suitable for the fabrication of scaffolds and/or 3D models for investigating cell/material interactions. In this view, the use of a multidisciplinary approach is mandatory to satisfy the heterogeneous demands of this field; hence, contributions at the cutting edge of interdisciplinary studies such as material science, biophysics, biochemistry, biology, and biotechnology are strongly encouraged. We hope that the proposed Special Issue might offer a roadmap for all scientists and worldwide researchers about current progresses and biomaterials innovations in Italy to support future international collaborations in the biomedical area.
We are looking forward to receiving your work.
Dr. Vincenzo Guarino
Dr. Ugo D'Amora
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- biopolymers
- bioactive materials
- scaffolds
- 3D models
- biofabrication
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