Ionics in Functional Biomaterials
A special issue of Journal of Functional Biomaterials (ISSN 2079-4983).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2021) | Viewed by 10841
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Issue is devoted to the ionic transport in biomaterials and their devices. This can relate to not only the electrical properties of biomaterials, but also the characteristics of bio-based electrical devices, or the experimental procedure of bio-ionic devices based on biomaterials.
Ionics in functional biomaterials falls under the broad heading of the engineering for ionic transports of tissue-derived biomaterials: proteins, enzymes, nucleic acids, polysaccharides, and so on. The goal is to explore the potential of new environmentally friendly devices using the ionic transport of biomaterials.
Ionics in functional biomaterials is a branch of bioenergy and biodevices. In particular, this is important for the field of energy devices such as batteries, fuel cells, and so on. Ionic transport in biomaterials leads to new electrolytes for batteries, and the enzyme reaction gives rise to new concepts for the ionic reaction of electrodes. In addition, ion generation leads to the fuel of hydrogen energy. In this way, ionics in functional biomaterials is responsible for all parts of energy devices such as batteries, fuel cells, and so on, and will contribute to the development of a hydrogen society.
Prof. Dr. Yasumitsu Matsuo
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- biopolymers
- biofuel cells
- biosensors
- bioelectrodes
- bioelectrolytes
- ionic conductivity in biomaterials
- ion generation in biomaterials
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