Biomaterials for Controlling Inflammation and Wound Healing
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2020) | Viewed by 3558
Special Issue Editor
Interests: biomaterials; 3D bioprinting; extracellular matrix remodeling; stem cell fate determination; organ-on-a-chip models
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In normal physiological conditions, well-orchestrated inflammatory responses have shown to regulate wound healing and tissue repair by the spatiotemporal modulatiton of various immune-responsible cell types, including dendritic cells, neutrophils, monocytes, macrophages, T cells, B cells, fibroblasts, myofibroblasts, and other cells presented within host tissues. To accelerate wound healing processes, functional biomaterials have emerged as potential candidates to provide 3D structural support to the transplanted cells and their microenvironments and to recapitulate biomechanical and biochemical extracellular cues. However, proper controlling of both innate and adaptive immune systems to avoid prolonged inflammation or fibrotic foreign body reactions is still a challenging task.
This Special Issue of Materials, entitled "Biomaterials for Controlling Inflammation and Wound Healing", will cover a broad range of the most exciting research topics, addressing recent findings and advancements on the synthesis of biomimetic polymers, preparation of 3D biomimetic scaffolds, biomimetic matrix-mediated macrophage polarization/regulation and in vivo tissue regeneration, development of biomimetic polymer-based bioinks for 3D printing, etc., which aim to achieve a bioengineered microenvironment for macrophage polarization and functional tissue regeneration. This Special Issue welcomes original research articles, short communications, and review articles.
Prof. Yongsung Hwang
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- biomimetic polymers
- 3D printing
- 3D scaffolds
- Wound healing
- Immune responses
- Macrophage polarization
- Foreign body reactions
- Tissue engineering
- Regenerative medicine
- Bioinks
- Hydrogels
- Fibroblasts
