Functional Biomaterials for Cell-Based Therapy

Dear Colleagues,

Cell-based therapy holds great promise for treating a variety of diseases, including degenerative diseases, cardiovascular diseases, genetic disorders, cancer, and autoimmune diseases. Functional biomaterials play an essential role in supporting cell-based therapy. Biomaterials can be engineered to have appropriate biochemical and biomechanical properties in order to enhance the outcome of cell-based therapy. By providing structural support and presenting biomimetic microenvironments to regulate cell behaviors, biomaterials are indispensable in all areas of cell-based therapy, including tissue engineering, stem cell delivery, immunomodulation for cancer therapy and other diseases, organoid culture, and 3D bioprinting to fabricate tissues and organs.

The topics of this Special Issue include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Functional biomaterials for tissue engineering;
• Functional biomaterials for stem cell delivery and stem cell fate regulation;
• Functional biomaterials for modulating immune cells and immune responses;
• Functional biomaterials for organoid culture;
• Functional biomaterials for 3D bioprinting.

Dr. Wei Shen
Guest Editor

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