Functional Hydrogels in Drug Delivery and Tissue Engineering Applications
A special issue of Journal of Functional Biomaterials (ISSN 2079-4983). This special issue belongs to the section "Biomaterials and Devices for Healthcare Applications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2025 | Viewed by 70
Special Issue Editor
Interests: functional hydrogels; stimuli-responsive materials; drug delivery; targeted drug delivery; self-healing hydrogels; injectable hydrogels; microgels; nanogels; polymeric carriers; tissue engineering; cancer therapy; cell encapsulation; biosensors; microfluidics; core–shell systems; biodegradable materials; electrochemical sensors; analytical chemistry; spectroscopy techniques; biomedical applications; single-cell genomics; compartmentalized hydrogels; multi-step bioassays; hydrogel microcompartments
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Functional hydrogels are a dynamically evolving class of biomaterials with a wide range of applications in regenerative medicine and drug delivery systems. This Special Issue aims to highlight recent progress in the design, synthesis, and application of hydrogels, with particular emphasis on drug delivery and tissue engineering. We welcome contributions on responsive hydrogels, stimuli-triggered drug release, and injectable and in situ-forming materials, as well as 3D hydrogel scaffolds for cell encapsulation, culture, and differentiation.
Special attention will be given to self-healing hydrogels, which exhibit the ability to restore their structure under physiological conditions, offering unique advantages for dynamic biological environments. We also encourage submissions exploring advanced fabrication methods, including microfluidic techniques for the production of uniform microgels with tuneable properties.
This Special Issue seeks interdisciplinary contributions bridging materials science, chemistry, biology, and biomedical engineering. We invite both original research articles and critical reviews that address current challenges, present innovative approaches, and contribute to the advancement of functional hydrogel-based technologies for medical applications.
Dr. Marcin Maćkiewicz
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- functional hydrogels
- drug delivery
- tissue engineering
- stimuli-responsive materials
- smart biomaterials
- injectable hydrogels
- microgels
- self-healing hydrogels
- microfluidics
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