Surface Engineering for Osteogenic, Angiogenic and Antibacterial Coatings
A special issue of Coatings (ISSN 2079-6412). This special issue belongs to the section "Surface Coatings for Biomedicine and Bioengineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 March 2026 | Viewed by 23
Special Issue Editor
Interests: biomaterials; titanium and its alloys; polyetheretherketones; surfaces and interfaces; surface modification of orthopedic and dental implants; multifunctional biomaterials design; tissue engineering
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Biomaterials play a central role in regenerative medicine, aiming to regenerate and repair damaged tissues and organs. However, many orthopedic and dental biomaterials such as titanium and its alloys, polyetheretherketones, etc., are bioinert materials that do not have antibacterial, osteogenic, and angiogenic properties. In vivo, they are faced with problems such as infection, insufficient osteogenesis, and angiogenesis, and they cannot stimulate tissue regeneration and repair, which seriously limits their application in the field of orthopedics and dentistry. Surface engineering is a powerful tool in modern materials science, which can incorporate bioactive coatings on the surface of biomaterials without damaging the excellent properties of the materials themselves. Through surface coating, various components with antibacterial, osteogenic, and angiogenic functions can be introduced on the surface of biomaterials to enhance their ability to stimulate bone regeneration. In recent years, various types of surface-coated biomaterials have been developed, and many surface engineering techniques have been adopted to produce surface-coated biomaterials. These surface-coated biomaterials exhibit promising applications in orthopedics and dentistry.
This Special Issue focuses on the latest research developments of surface engineering biomaterials for bone tissue regeneration and repair purposes. We invite authors to contribute original research articles and review articles covering the current progress on surface engineering biomaterials for bone regeneration and repair. The potential topics include but are not limited to the fabrication, characterization, and properties of orthopedic and dental biomaterials with surface coatings.
Dr. Yanyan Zheng
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- biomaterials
- osteogenesis
- angiogenesis
- anti-infection
- bone tissue regeneration and repair
- surface coatings
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