Physical and Biological Properties of Polymeric Biomaterials
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Biomacromolecules, Biobased and Biodegradable Polymers".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 April 2023) | Viewed by 14834
Special Issue Editors
Interests: dentistry; materials science; polymeric materials; ceramic materials; adhesive dentistry; fatigue and fracture analysis; dental materials; prosthodontics
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
High-performance polymeric biomaterials (i.g., polyetheretherketone (PEEK), polyetherketoneketone (PEKK), etc.) have excellent biocompatibility, fatigue resistance, abrasion resistance, and hydrolysis resistance, without biological toxicity. They are highly stable in the oral cavity without qualitative changes. Polymeric biomaterials can overcome the brittle properties of ceramic materials, and can have their appearance altered by utilizing color pigment or staining techniques. The material properties of polymeric biomaterials are similar to human hard tissues (e.g., bone). When applied to implants, they can achieve shock-absorption effects. Additionally, polymeric biomaterials can be modified by combining them with other composite materials (such as glass or carbon fibers, etc.) to increase their mechanical strength or biocompatibility. In addition to traditional manufacturing processes, polymeric biomaterials can be easily manufactured through digital manufacturing processes such as additive manufacturing (3D printing) and computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing. The digital data are easy to store, and thus can be quickly reproduced in the event of damage or failure. Therefore, polymeric biomaterials have recently become widely used in skull and hip replacements, dental implants and prostheses, and several other biomedical engineering fields.
For this Special Issue of Polymers, subjects including, but not limited to, the following are welcome for submission:
- Material manufacturing process and material modification;
- Surface science, modification, and engineering;
- Biological response (cell viability, antibacterial testing, molecular biology, etc.);
- Clinical biomedical application in medicine, dental, or pharmacy.
It is hoped that basic research and clinical applications can be discussed through this Special Issue, with the aim of improving the applicability of polymer biomedical materials.
Prof. Dr. Tzu-Yu Peng
Prof. Dr. Dan-Jae Lin
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- polyetheretherketone
- polyetherketoneketone
- biopolymer
- biocomposite
- physicochemical properties
- material manufacturing process
- surface modification
- oral microbiology
- biocompatibility
- biological response
- biomedical engineering
- molecular biology
- clinical biomedical application
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