Advanced Application of Polymer-Based Biomaterials
A special issue of Medicina (ISSN 1648-9144).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 March 2021) | Viewed by 1958
Special Issue Editor
Interests: microbiology; infectious diseases; new therapies for infectious diseasis; research on protective methods against infectins; complementary medicine; biomaterials research and interaction with microorganisms; development of Cosmeceutical; evaluation of potential active ingredients screening; in vitro testing
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Polymers play a significant role in our lives. Every organism (including viruses) is built from natural polymers (also known as biopolymers) such as the carbohydrates and derivatives, proteins, DNA and RNA, and much more. Natural polymers can be modified to adopt special features, making them suitable for an almost unlimited number of applications. In addition to the natural and natural-based polymers, a huge class of fully synthetic polymers has also been developed. Native, modified, native-based and synthetic polymers alike find very attractive applications in medical devices, especially in biomaterials. Biomaterials are natural and/or synthetic materials that find their final application in direct contact and therefore interaction with living tissue for therapeutic and/or diagnostic purposes. Many modern drug delivery systems are based on the use of polymers in order to improve the selectivity to the target tissue or to improve the bioavailability of certain drugs to overcome issues associated with small molecule drug therapies.
Due to the current worldwide COVID-19 pandemic and associated diseases, special interest is also given to therapeutic approaches which are based on polymeric structures (e.g., soluble ACE-2 receptor, vaccination, polymeric nano-carriers, etc.)
Contributions from all disciplines with a focus on the research and development of medical therapeutic and diagnostic systems for application in living systems are greatly welcome.
Reviews or original articles dealing with the medical aspects associated with biomaterials in experimental models and humans, as well as articles providing an up-to-date overview of the diagnosis, management, and treatment of diseases are welcome. In addition, we invite you to submit articles reporting on evidence and expectations from innovative polymer-based therapeutics, as well as articles contributing to the uses of polymers with strong applications in the healthcare sector.
Dr. Joachim Storsberg
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Polymer based biomaterials
- Medical implants, artificial organs
- Polymer based drug delivery systems
- Polymer based diagnostic systems
- Antibodies (natural) and synthetic for the treatment of diseases
- Viruses and bacteria
- PCR techniques
- ELISA
- Protection systems such as respiratory masks
- Live supporting systems, emergency systems
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