Smart Polymeric Materials for Biomedical Applications, Drug and Gene Delivery
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Smart and Functional Polymers".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 July 2023) | Viewed by 184
Special Issue Editor
Interests: organic and inorganic synthesis; homogeneous catalysis; macromolecules; coordination catalysis and organocatalysis for ring-opening polymerization; single-site catalysis in polymerization and transformations of α-olefins and dienes; synthesis of advanced petrochemical products; biodegradable polymers; actual materials for biomedical applications
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Dear Colleagues,
Modern approaches in polymer chemistry towards biomedical applications require the synthesis, functionality and use of macromolecules. The rational design of monomers, catalysts, macromolecular microstructures and architectures allows us to solve the problems of biocompatibility and biodegradability, drug delivery and release, bone adhesion and osteoinduction, and others.
It is very important to use complex and individual approaches to solve these problems. Recent progress in catalytic and polymer science, as well as in material, organic and inorganic chemistry, has provided researchers with powerful tools for further R&D of macromolecules, which are widely used in advanced biomedical materials.
This Special Issue focuses on approaches in polymer chemistry towards biomedical applications. Research articles and reviews that address topics related to the design, synthesis, characterization, functionalization and processing of multifunctional polymers and composites for different biomedical applications, including, but not limited to, drug and gene delivery, bone surgery, orthopedics and dentistry, tissue engineering, medical devices and biosensors, are welcome.
Prof. Dr. Ilya E. Nifant'ev
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- biodegradable polymers
- polyesters
- scaffolds
- tissue engineering
- drug delivery
- gene delivery
- biomimetic
- functional materials
- composite materials
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