Biomimetic and Functional Materials for Biomedical and Dental Applications
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Medicinal Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2025 | Viewed by 371
Special Issue Editor
Interests: dental materials; resin bonding agents; physical properties; antibacterial properties; caries prevention; drug carrier compounds
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Dear Colleagues,
Improvements and innovations in the fields of chemistry, physics and engineering have empowered us with an enhanced understanding of the composition and control of materials in terms of structure, property, and performance relationships. Consequently, significant advancements have been made in the engineering of innovative functional and biomimetic materials that take inspiration from nature. These materials are therefore expected to have an impact on many aspects of human life, including health sciences and the environment. In particular, the design and development of such materials for healthcare applications are highly demanding. Research studies on the application of biomimetic and functional materials in the fields of biomedicine and dentistry focus on the development of materials with enhanced mechanical properties and biocompatibility that mimic the characteristics of natural soft and hard tissues in the human body. However, the research and application of biomimetic materials in healthcare remain in an early stage of investigation. Therefore, this Special Issue of Molecules will serve as a platform for the analysis of recent advances in the development and utilization of biomimetic functional materials in both biomedical sciences and dentistry. I kindly invite you to submit contributions in the form of short communications, original research articles or review papers.
Prof. Dr. Fusun Ozer
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- biomaterials
- functional materials
- biomimetic materials
- biomimetic
- mechanical properties
- biomedical
- bioengineering
- tissue engineering
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