Biomaterial Design for Disease Applications

Dear Colleagues,

In this Special Issue, we will profile research and fields dedicated to biomaterial design and application with an emphasis on infectious disease and cancer indications. In particular, topics will cover how biomaterials have accompanied knowledge associated with disease profiles to augment and extend treatment options. By doing so, a key goal is to bridge the cap between biomaterial engineering and clinical disease, spanning multiple scientific disciplines and and the steps required to bring technology to application. Thus, we encourage submissions (full papers, communications, and reviews) that provide an interdisciplinary view of biomaterial design for disease-specific application, with an emphasis on how knowledge associated with a particular design informs the engineering and application of a biomaterial product towards a more efficacious treatment.

Prof. Blaine A. Pfeifer
Dr. Charles H. Jones
Guest Editors

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