Design and Engineering of Polymeric Systems for Biomedical Applications
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Macromolecules".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 January 2027 | Viewed by 237
Editors
Interests: polymer composites and nanocomposites; biopolymers; coatings; structure–property relationship; food packaging; automotive, biomedical engineering
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Interests: polymer synthesis; stimuli-responsive polymers; biocomposites; biomaterials; wound healing; bone regeneration
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Polymeric systems play a central role in modern healthcare, enabling engineered molecular and materials-based solutions for drug delivery, tissue engineering, medical devices, and regenerative medicine. Precise control over polymer architecture, functionality, and biological interactions through rational design and engineering is essential to improving therapeutic performance and clinical outcomes.
This Special Issue aims to showcase recent advances in the design and engineering of polymeric systems for biomedical applications. It highlights innovative strategies encompassing polymer synthesis, molecular engineering, functionalization, and processing, as well as fundamental structure–property–function relationships governing biocompatibility, degradability, bioactivity, and stimuli-responsive behavior. Particular attention is given to studies involving natural, synthetic, and hybrid macromolecular systems, and to chemical modification and conjugation approaches that enable precise control over interactions with biological environments.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, polymer-based systems for controlled drug and gene delivery, polymeric scaffolds for tissue regeneration, hydrogels and smart polymeric materials responsive to physiological cues, and polymer-enabled platforms for diagnostics and therapeutic applications. Both original research articles and comprehensive review papers are welcome.
Dr. Donatella Duraccio
Dr. Giovanna Gomez D’Ayala
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- polymers
- polymer systems
- drug delivery
- tissue engineering
- medical devices
- regenerative medicine
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