Carbohydrate Polymers for Pharmaceutical Applications
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Materials Science".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2019) | Viewed by 18649
Special Issue Editors
2. Enhanced Composites and Structures Center, School of Aerospace, Transport and Manufacturing, Cranfield University, Cranfield MK43 0AL, UK
Interests: biorefining, chemistry, nanotechnology, biomass, and waste; biomedical engineering; composites; sensors; manufacturing of functional materials; aerospace materials; nanomaterials; renewable energy; smart materials; surface engineering; water science and engineering; additive manufacturing of polymers and composites; multifunctional polymer composites and nanocomposites: self-healing, nanoelectronic materials; hydrogels; membranes; nanofiber; composites for extreme environments and manufacturing technology
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Interests: 3D printing; polymeric drug delivery systems; medical nanotechnology; transdermal drug delivery systems; microneedles; medical devices; implantable devices
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Aim: The 21st century offers vast challenges for researchers around the globe, especially regarding the effective use of carbohydrate polymers as a new innovative class of biomaterials for biomedical and pharmaceutical applications. Different types of carbohydrate polymers can be engineered with desired structures and suitable physical and chemical properties that are of prime interest in a wide range of biomedical applications as diverse as drug delivery, controlled release, drug physical modification, tissue engineering, therapeutics, functional biomimetic scaffolds, regenerative dentistry diagnostics, microbial biofilms and many more. Thus, this Special Issue will summarize the recent development in the field of carbohydrate polymers to illustrate the new development of biomaterials for a number of applications.
Scope: This Special Issue will publish high quality short communications, research papers covering the most recent advances, as well as comprehensive reviews addressing novel and state-of-the-art topics from active researchers in biomaterials concerning not only the synthesis, preparation and characterization, but especially focusing on different aspects of pharmaceutical applications.
Dr. Vijay Kumar Thakur
Dr. Eneko Larrañeta
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- carbohydrate polymers
- biodegradable polymers
- biosensors
- hydrogels
- biomimetic
- membranes
- temperature-responsive polymers
- shape-memory polymers
- pH-responsive polymers
- diagnosis
- cancer therapy
- molecular imprinting
- drug delivery
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