Advances in Multifunctional Natural and Synthetic Biomaterials
A special issue of Processes (ISSN 2227-9717). This special issue belongs to the section "Materials Processes".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 April 2025 | Viewed by 57
Special Issue Editors
Interests: physical chemistry; biomaterials for biomedical applications; green synthesis; hydrogels; biopolymers; drug delivery; biomaterials design and synthesis; nanomaterials for regenerative medicine; nanomaterials for energy applications; thin films; biosensors; piezoelectric materials; green design in sustainable chemistry
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Interests: physico-chemical characterization; spectroellipsometry; nanostructured materials; biosensors; optical coatings; spectroscopic analysis, surface chemistry; catalysis; green chemistry
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Biomaterials are biocompatible materials that have been designed and developed to interact with biological systems. They are innovative top materials with emerging potential to be used in a wide range of multifunctional applications. Biomaterials include polymeric materials, biopolymers, ceramics, some active metals and their alloys, bioactive glasses, composites, and synthesized materials of animal origin that can interact with biological matter. To enhance their bioactivity, the addition of specific functional elements, such as nanomaterials, essential oils, phytochemicals, and bioactive components (e.g., biomolecules, peptides, growth factors, antibiotics, drugs, and natural extracts), can lead to further improvement of the properties of biomaterials.
Biomaterials can be successfully applied in various fields such as pharmaceutical, textile, food, cosmetic, agriculture, and water treatment. The medical industry is the main sector for biomaterials due to their wide-scale applications in various medical fields. Various applications of biomaterials can be highlighted: polymeric materials (such as drug delivery platforms, skin, cartilage, implants, 3D scaffolds, eye implants, bone cements, contact lenses, stents, valves, surgical sutures, soft-tissue fillers, and composite membranes); ceramic materials (for bone replacement, heart valves, and dental implants); some metals and their alloys (such as orthopedic screws, stents, and dental implants) or their composites (such as biosensors or implantable microelectrodes). The use of advanced techniques ensures that diverse kinds of biomaterials are designed and synthesized in a controlled manner, in the form of gels, hydrogels, thin films, membranes, hydrocolloids, scaffolds, foams, beads, fibers, and sponges.
The aim of this Special Issue is to explore how biomaterials can be designed, prepared, functionalized, characterized, and used to produce a useful new generation of versatile and multifunctional materials.
Original research articles, review manuscripts, and short communications in the form of theoretical and experimental contributions are welcome.
We look forward to receiving your submissions.
Dr. Mariana Chelu
Dr. Hermine-Maria Stroescu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- biomaterials
- natural and synthetic polymers
- bioactive ceramics and glasses
- active metals and their alloys
- bone cements
- biomedical applications
- tissue engineering
- 3D printing
- regenerative medicine and plastic surgery
- biosensors
- hydrogels
- membranes
- thin films
- sustainable materials
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