Novel Polymeric Biomaterials

Dear Colleagues,

According to the WHO, noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) continue to represent 7 of the 10 leading causes of death globally, with an impact on 74% of all deaths worldwide, represented by 41 million people each year. The major NCDs are cardiovascular diseases (heart attacks and strokes), cancers, chronic respiratory diseases (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma), and diabetes. Cardiovascular diseases account for the highest mortality from NCDs, with 17.9 million each year, followed by cancers with 9.3 million, then chronic respiratory diseases with 4.1 million, and diabetes with 2.0 million (including deaths from kidney disease caused by diabetes). The medical and surgical approach to NCDs continuously requires novel polymeric biomaterials for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine to provide timely and adequate interventions that reduce the level of deaths and, even more, maintain an adequate quality of life for recovering patients. Biomaterials offer architectural frameworks that simulate the native extracellular matrix to encourage cell growth, tissue repair, and regeneration. Therefore, novel biopolymers are sought to fulfill adequate mechanical and biological functions. Tissue engineering is dedicated to assembling functional constructs that restore or maintain damaged tissues, and regenerative medicine is focused on developing and applying new treatments to regrow, repair, or replace damaged or diseased cells, organs, or tissues.

This Special Issue aims to consider research on novel polymeric biomaterials and their potential application in restoring or replacing cells, organs, or tissues.

We invite authors to contribute original research articles or review articles covering different topics of interest in novel polymeric biomaterials for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine, such as (i) different routes for obtaining new polymers for tissue engineering; (ii) characterization of new biomaterials; (iii) nanotechnology for drug delivery and gene therapy; (iv) films with multifunctional properties; (v) membranes as scaffolds; (vi) injectable, thermosensitive, self-healing hydrogels; (vii) microparticles for the transport of biological components; (viii) nanotechnology for drug delivery and gene therapy; (ix) biomechanical characterization of biomaterials; (x) simulation of the interaction of biomaterials with biological components; (xi) natural products such as new biomaterials; (xii) preclinical and clinical trials; (xiii) pharmacoeconomics of biomaterials in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine; and (xiv) case studies of commercial biomaterials.

Dr. Gerardo Leyva-Gómez
Dr. Hernán Cortés
Dr. María Luisa Del Prado-Audelo
Guest Editors

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• Cancer targeting
• Diabetes
• Cardiovascular diseases
• Chronic respiratory diseases
• CNS targeting
• Biomolecule-based hydrogels
• Plant extract
• Phytotherapy
• Anti-inflammatory activity
• Cell signaling
• Biopharmaceutics
• Supramolecular self-assembly
• Drug delivery systems
• Biomaterials and polymer chemistry
• Novel drug delivery designs
• Biomedical applications
• Nanomedicine
• Tissue engineering
• Regenerative medicine