About Healthcare Materials
Aims
Healthcare Materials (ISSN: 3043-1611) is an international, peer‑reviewed, open-access journal devoted to advancing materials science and engineering for healthcare through interdisciplinary research that bridges fundamental science, biomedical engineering, and clinical innovation. The journal publishes original research articles, comprehensive reviews, communications, editorials, and commentaries without restrictions on length, providing a platform for rigorous and detailed reporting of scientific findings.
The mission of Healthcare Materials is to foster the development of novel materials, devices, and technologies that address critical challenges in diagnostics, therapy, regenerative medicine, drug delivery, and preventive healthcare, with the goal of improving human health.
Scope
The scope of Healthcare Materials includes, but is not limited to, the following areas:
Biomaterials and Functional Healthcare Materials
- Biocompatible and bioactive materials;
- Antimicrobial biomaterials and infection-resistant coatings;
- Functional coatings and surface modification;
- Smart responsive materials;
- Bioadhesives and biofunctional interfaces.
Drug Delivery and Nanomedicine
- Drug delivery systems and controlled release strategies;
- Nanocarriers and nano-enabled therapeutics;
- Nanomedicine for diagnosis, therapy, and theranostics.
Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Technologies
- Tissue engineering scaffolds;
- Regenerative biomaterials;
- 3D/4D bioprinting for tissue and organ engineering.
Medical Devices, Implantable Technologies, and Biomedical Engineering
- Implantable and wearable medical devices;
- Orthopedic and dental implants;
- Biodegradable and bioresorbable stents;
- Biomedical engineering technologies for diagnostics and therapy;
- Biosensors and bioelectronics;
- Materials for medical imaging, monitoring, and sensing;
- Microfluidic and lab-on-a-chip systems;
- Flexible, stretchable, and electronic healthcare devices;
- Wound dressings and wound healing materials;
- Medical membranes, filtration, and separation materials.
Advanced Manufacturing and Smart Design
- Additive manufacturing for biomedical and healthcare applications;
- Artificial intelligence, smart design, modeling, and optimization of healthcare materials and devices.
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Articles published in Healthcare Materials will be Open-Access articles distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The copyright is retained by the author(s). MDPI will insert the following note at the end of the published text:
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