Applications of Today’s Nanomaterials in Microbiology, Immune Engineering, and Regenerative Medicine
A special issue of Journal of Functional Biomaterials (ISSN 2079-4983). This special issue belongs to the section "Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2023) | Viewed by 546
Special Issue Editor
Interests: low-dimensional materials; biomaterials; hard and soft tissue engineering; immunomodulation; regenerative medicine; bioelectronics
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We cordially invite you to contribute to the current Special Issue of the JFB with submissions of your research and review manuscripts. The significance and scope of the Special Issue are described below.
Over recent decades, the ongoing development of synthetic low-dimensional materials has given significant rise to biomaterials-based strategies for antimicrobials, biomedical implants, immunoengineering, stem cell and cancer therapies, drug delivery, regenerative medicine, and bioelectronic applications. This advancement includes the design of metallic, ceramic, metalloid, polymeric, and carbon-based bioinert and bioactive materials in different forms, including single, hybrid, composite, and heterostructures. More recently, the emergence of current nanomaterials has revolutionized the field of medicine by stimulating, inhibiting, and monitoring specific biological responses. In particular, these newer and smarter generations of functional biomaterials have been shown to possess tunable physicochemical and biologic properties to tailor the efficacy of biomedical therapies and tackle existing clinical challenges in treating degenerative and infectious diseases.
Despite the significant advances achieved in the compatibility and applications of existing nanomaterials with biological systems, the current knowledge of the immunological responses and the long-term safety of these biomaterials remains in its infancy. In addition, their future translational applications have faced other challenges, such as a clear understanding of the interaction of nanomaterials when incorporated into chemical complex systems, 3D structures, or biological environments.
This Special Issue, therefore, aims to discuss and further explore the fabrication, manipulation, characterization, and biomedical applications of nanostructure biomaterials, as well as search for insights into their biologic mechanisms, interactions, integrations, degradation, and extraction in vitro and in vivo. The scope of this Special Issue also supports the rational design and innovative modification of new and current biomaterials both theoretically and experimentally.
Dr. Alireza Rafieerad
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- low-dimensional biomaterials
- biomaterial-based stem cell and cancer therapy
- tissue engineering and regenerative medicine
- implantable scaffolds and hydrogels
- immunomodulatory biomaterials
- nano drug delivery systems
- bio-sensors and electronics
- three-dimensional bioprinting
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