Physicochemical Properties of Biodegradable Polymers
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 (31 July 2021) | Viewed by 4584
Special Issue Editor
Interests: biomechanics; mechanical properties of polymers and copolymers; modification and functionalization of biopolymers; biodegradation of polymers; mechanical properties of biological tissues and tissues' structural components; constitutive modeling of fibre-reinforced tissues and biomaterials
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Biodegradable polymers and copolymers are increasingly being used in biomedical applications due to their acceptable physicochemical properties, ease of processing, and low (or lack of) cytotoxicity. Moreover, they are the best alternative for construction materials mechanically unadjusted to loads prevailing in human tissues. The bulk and surface modification or functionalization of polymers by chemical and physical methods, and the conditions of manufacturing and processing processes, can strongly affect the physicochemical properties of biodegradable polymers and their biocompatibility. Even slight changes can exclude polymers from applications.
This Special Issue of Polymers, entitled "Physicochemical Properties of Biodegradable Polymers", is concerned with versatile and current research on physicochemical properties, particularly mechanical properties, of biodegradable polymers for biomedical applications. Topics may include the determination of physicochemical properties and biocompatibility and the alterations that occur during polymerization, copolymerization, manufacturing, processing, physical and chemical modifications, functionalization, covering, and degradation. Both original research articles and reviews are welcome.
Dr. Magdalena Kobielarz
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- biodegradable polymers and copolymers
- mechanical properties
- chemical and physical properties
- bulk and surface modification
- surface functionalization
- biodegradation
- biocompatibility and cytocompatibility
- biomedical applications
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