Application of Synthetic and Natural Polymers in Medicine
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Macromolecular Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2023) | Viewed by 10228
Special Issue Editor
Interests: biomaterials; biopolymers; polymer synthesis; biodegradable polymers; polysaccharides; glycosaminoglycans; hydrogels; hybrid materials; tissue engineering; electrospinning; antibacterial polymers; material–cell interactions; surface modification
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Dear Colleagues,
Biocompatible polymers derived from natural and synthetic sources play a crucial role in many medical applications. During the next decade, the market for medical polymers will forecast to grow by 8% per year. Polymers are important and attractive biomaterials for researchers and clinicians due to the ease of tailoring their chemical, physical and biological properties for target devices. As rods, fibers, films, or foam- and gel-like structures, they have a wide variety of applications and a major impact on the practice of contemporary medicine and patient care to improve the quality of human and animal lives.
This Special Issue will focus on cutting edge research and development regarding the synthesis and modification of biocompatible natural and synthetic polymer and composite material systems. Topics are not limited to specific medical and dental application purposes, but can cover all application areas concerning implants, catheters, and prostheses for all tissue types, release systems for bioactive molecules, drugs and cells, devices for regenerative medicine and tissue regeneration, cell culture devices for organ-on-a-chip technologies, bio-imaging devices, adhesive and non-adhesive systems or biologically active polymers with, e.g., immune-modulating, haemostatic, anti-proliferative, antiviral or antimicrobial activity.
Considering your prominent contribution in this interesting research field, I would like to cordially invite you to submit an article to this Special Issue. Full research papers, communications, and review articles are welcome.
Dr. Matthias Schnabelrauch
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- synthetic and natural polymers
- implants, catheters, prostheses
- synthesis and modification
- additive manufacturing techniques
- rods, films, fibers, foams, gels, composites
- material characterization
- material-cell(tissue)-interaction
- cyto/biocompatibility
- application testing
- fabrication technique, production process
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