Advanced Composite Materials from Natural and Synthetic Sources: Fabrication, Characterization and Practical Application, Volume II

Dear Colleagues,

The topic of composite materials continues to evolve in terms of range, research activities and technological importance. Composites now constitute one of the broadest and most important classes of engineering materials with industrial significance and a wide range of biomedical applications. The major advantages of composite materials in practical applications are their stiffness, strength, toughness, lightness, corrosion resistance and biocompatibility. Hence, composite materials are potentially used in therapeutic applications in the field of repair and regeneration (skin, bone, dental, cartilage, etc.). Many composites used today are at the leading edge of materials technology, with excellent performance and affordable costs. In general, composite materials are either derived from natural origins or are synthetic-based, such as reinforced rubber, filled polymers, collagen, chitosan, graphene, carbon nanotubes, alloys, porous and cracked media, fiber composites, polycrystalline aggregates (metals), etc. The types of composites and their properties are highly dependent on their use in practical applications. Therefore, it is necessary to understand the beneficial effects of natural composite materials in distinction from the synthetic composites.

The purpose of the present Special Issue is to collect all recent advanced works in the field of biomaterials on natural and synthetic-based materials, mainly focusing on fabrication, characterization and practical applications. We warmly welcome researchers to submit full-length articles, reviews (short, comprehensive and comparative) and clinical studies.

Dr. Jeevithan Elango
Dr. Kuppusamy Kanagaraj
Dr. Natesan Thirumalaivasan
Guest Editors

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• synthetic polymer and natural polymer composites
• polymer composite fabrication and characterization
• surface functionalization
• nanomaterials
• biomaterials
• biomolecules
• bioceramics
• hydrogel
• skin regeneration
• in vitro cell culture