Medical Application of Functional Biomaterials

Dear Colleagues,

The research field of functional biomaterials is evolving rapidly, as emerging technological discoveries and innovations are considered for, and often translated to, medical applications. In order to be considered for use in humans, any biomaterial needs to be proven safe, and when medical devices are made up of multiple materials, demonstrating the implant’s biocompatibility can be a very difficult task. Therefore, an appropriate method to assess the safety and tolerance of an implant made up of one or several biomaterials is to measure the host’s immune response.

This Special Issue will host papers related to recent developments in the field of medical applications of functional biomaterials. Topics will include but not be limited to: biocompatibility; immune response in medical implants; advances in dental implant biomaterials; applications of nanoparticles; natural materials with medical applications.

Dr. Cristian Scheau
Prof. Dr. Andreea Cristiana Didilescu
Prof. Dr. Constantin Caruntu
Guest Editors

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