Permanent and Long-Term Biodegradable Biomaterials

Dear Colleagues,

We are launching a Special Issue on “Permanent and Long-Term  Biodegradable Biomaterials” in Applied Sciences (IF = 1.679). The aim of  this Special Issue is to publish experimental papers and up-to-date  review articles on recent advances in the development of permanent  biomaterials or durable biodegradable biomaterials. This Special Issue  welcomes articles based on theory, design, fabrication,  characterization, and clinical performance of permanent or long-term  biodegradable biomaterials from a multidisciplinary point of view  (chemistry, physics, materials science and biology).

Nowadays, some permanent biomaterials used in the market do not fulfill  the actual biomaterials’ requirements. For this reason, novel,  optimized, non-toxic, biocompatible compositions are needed to increase  the longevity of the implants and to improve the patients' comfort. It  is, therefore, the aim of this Special Issue to provide novel approaches  (i.e., fabrication procedures, surface engineering methods) to obtain  the aforementioned biomaterials with better performance mainly in terms  of mechanical and corrosion resistance.

Prof. Dr. Jordi Sort
Dr. Jordina Fornell
Guest Editors

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