Biomedical Applications of Ionic Liquids and Deep Eutectic Solvents

Dear Colleagues,

Biomaterials have become a key component of successful drug delivery, tissue regeneration, and disease diagnostics. While recent developments in smart biomaterials have made major contributions to broadening the current repertoire, there is still an unmet immediate and long-term need for advanced systems with specific functionalities to overcome physicochemical and biological barriers. Ionic liquids and deep eutectic solvents in particular have previously been extensively utilized to facilitate energy storage and gas separation, owing to their notable properties, including thermal stability, conductivity, viscosity, solubility, and antimicrobial effect. Recently, the exploitation of these properties has also spurred their use in pharmaceutical technologies, further leading to investigations in a wide spectrum of biomedical applications.

This Special Issue of Bioengineering on “Biomedical Applications of Ionic Liquids and Deep Eutectic Solvents” will cover original research papers and comprehensive reviews that describe the utilization of ionic liquids/deep eutectic solvents in the development of delivery vehicles for a wide range of therapeutics, including small-molecule drugs, biomacromolecules (peptides, proteins, and nucleic acids), and cells, as well as diagnostic systems. Biomedical applications of interest for this Special Issue include but are not limited to the stabilization of drug formulations, biological transport, controlled release, pharmacokinetics, noninvasive treatment, regenerative medicine, and biosensors.

Dr. Jayoung Kim
Dr. Michael Dunne
Dr. Yongsheng Gao
Guest Editors

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