Biodegradable Functional Copolymers, Second Edition
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Macromolecular Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 January 2025 | Viewed by 93
Special Issue Editor
Interests: macromolecular chemistry; degradable (co)polymers; chemical modifications; biomedical and environmental fields; biomaterials and drug delivery; aliphatic polyesters
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Dear Colleagues,
Many (co)polymers have applications in the environmental and/or biomedical fields. More and more often, (bio)degradable structures are being sought out for temporary applications and/or to limit the environmental impact of waste. In the biomedical field, applications in drug delivery and tissue engineering are particularly widespread. To chemically modify the properties of these (co)polymers, it is helpful or even necessary for their chains to be functionalized. Therefore, research on functionalization methods for biodegradable structures, in particular aliphatic polyesters but also polyamides, polyurethanes, etc., is of high interest. These modifications give rise to new structures and, consequently, new properties (mechanical, degradation, hydrophilicity, compatibility, etc.), with promising applications in the environmental and medicine fields.
Prof. Dr. Jean Coudane
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- biodegradable (co)polymers
- chemical functionalization
- macromolecular synthesis
- macromolecular bioconjugates
- environmental and biomedical applications
- targeted drug delivery
- tissue engineering
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