Marine-Derived Polymers for Tissue Engineering and Drug Delivery Applications

Dear Colleagues,

The current challenges that humanity faces have led to the design and development of advanced materials with multiple properties that can address the variety and complexity of health problems from a more environmentally friendly perspective.

In this context, polymers/materials obtained from any marine source represent a significant advantage, not only due to their natural origin, which grants them excellent biocompatibility and degradability, but also due to their diverse properties, including antibacterial, bioactive, anticoagulant, antiviral, anti-inflammatory, mucoadhesive, and immunomodulatory effects, among others.

This Special Issue focuses on research on innovative systems based on marine-derived polymer products, alone or in combination with other polymers or inorganic materials, including their fabrication, characterization, and utilization, promoting their biomedical application, primarily in drug delivery and tissue engineering, as well as any other strategies to solve critical challenges in engineering and medicine. Therefore, original research articles (full articles and short communications), reviews, perspectives, and opinion pieces covering the most recent studies and advances are highly welcome.

Dr. Zulema Vargas
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 250 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for assessment.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Marine Drugs is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2900 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.