Natural Polymers for Biomedical Applications

Dear Colleagues,

Materials from natural polymers have been an essential part of human healthcare systems since antiquity, when ancient Egyptians used coconut shells to repair injured skulls and wood to make false teeth. Today, research is focused on the manufacturing of advanced biomaterials and on finding new formulations with improved performance and with the lowest possible risk for patients. The wide variety of natural polymers and their excellent properties, such as abundancy, biodegradability, biocompatibility, nontoxicity, and similarity to the extracellular matrix (ECM), are key factors in the development of biomaterials.

This Special Issue aims to update the knowledge related to the design, structure, and tailored properties of new natural polymers-based materials, focusing on cutting-edge research and new challenges and opportunities, as well as to highlight the progress of these in applications such as controlled drug delivery, wound dressings, tissue engineering, gene therapy, hygiene products, and many others.

Dr. Diana Ciolacu
Guest Editor

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• Natural polymers
• Biomaterials
• Biocomposites
• Scaffolds
• Membranes
• Hydrogels
• Micro/nanogels
• Stimuli-responsive
• Drug delivery
• Wound healing
• Tissue engineering
• Regenerative medicine