Biocompatible and Biofunctional Coatings for Wound Healing and Soft Tissue Engineering
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: 31 December 2026 | Viewed by 90
Special Issue Editors
Interests: polymer dressings; biomaterials; tissue engineering; nanoparticles; antimicrobials; wound healing; biomaterials
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Due to the rapid advancement of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine, advanced biomaterials are in high demand. In polymeric wound dressings, surface coatings are not only responsible for biological interactions but also influence mechanical stability, chemical durability, and controlled therapeutic delivery. As a result, the design of biocompatible and biofunctional coatings has become central to improving the efficiency and reliability of wound-healing materials. The significance of this research area is underscored by the increasing demand for personalized medicine and innovative solutions that offer safety, durability, and functionality in medical applications.
Recent advances in coating technologies have enabled the fabrication of both thick and thin functional layers on polymeric substrates, including films, fibres, and textile-based dressings. These coatings can be designed to exhibit desirable properties such as optimized adhesion, tuneable wettability, and controlled permeability. In addition, incorporating bioactive agents, such as antimicrobial compounds, nanoparticles, and therapeutic molecules, into coatings enables sustained release, enhancing their effectiveness in preventing infection and promoting tissue regeneration. Understanding the interaction between the coating and the substrate is essential. Parameters such as coating adhesion, impregnation efficiency, surface morphology, and contact angle are critical for determining the performance of coated wound dressings. Furthermore, coatings can influence the mechanical properties of the underlying materials, including their flexibility, tensile strength, and durability under physiological conditions.
This Special Issue aims to present and disseminate the latest advances in biocompatible and biofunctional coatings for wound-healing and soft-tissue engineering applications. We are seeking high-quality original research articles, communications, and reviews that address the design, fabrication, modification, characterization, and functional evaluation of coatings for wound-dressing systems.
Potential topics include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Surface coating techniques for polymeric wound dressings.
- The mechanical and chemical stability of coated fabrics and polymers.
- Antimicrobial scaffolds coated with metal-based nanoparticles for wound healing.
- Drug-loaded coatings and controlled release behaviour.
- The impregnation and loading efficiency of bioactive coatings.
- The adhesion, wettability, and surface energy of coated materials.
- Nanostructured and hybrid functional coatings for rapid tissue healing.
Dr. Xhamla Nqoro
Dr. Thabang Lebepe
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- wound healing
- biomaterials
- antimicrobial activity
- tissue regeneration
- wound dressings
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