Advances in Functional Materials and 3D Printing for Tissue Engineering and Drug Delivery Applications
A special issue of Micromachines (ISSN 2072-666X). This special issue belongs to the section "D3: 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2021)
Special Issue Editors
Interests: biomaterials; functional composites; tissue engineering; 3D printing; micro and nano biomanufacturing, drug-delivery
Interests: biomaterials; hydrogels; tissue engineering; 3D in vitro models; cell encapsulation; nanoparticles; drug delivery; particle engineering
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In the last decade, 3D printing (3DP) has emerged as a promising biofabrication strategy able to address many of the challenges faced in tissue engineering and drug delivery applications, and for a variety of human diseases. The technology offers the opportunity to process a wide range of materials with precise control over architectural features at the micro- and nanoscale, paving the way for the production of tailored 3D functional devices/systems.
Advanced materials that can become bioactive, perform a specific function in response to an external stimulus (i.e., heat, moisture, light, magnetic field or pH), or change shape or colour offer new approaches to solve biomedical and clinical challenges.
Improvements in fabrication strategies for micro- and nanotechnologies as drug delivery systems provide higher control levels of 3D devices over size, shape/geometry, drug loading, and release. Taken together, these are all crucial when it comes to directing cell–material interaction, promoting tissue repair and regeneration, as well as developing treatments for different pathologies (from inflammation to cancer).
Thus, this Special Issue invites papers that show advances in the area of functional materials processed via 3DP for both tissue engineering and drug delivery applications, covering recent developments (including regulatory considerations and modelling approaches) and future directions towards patient-specific treatments and devices. Original research papers, communications, and critical reviews are welcome.
We look forward to receiving your contributions!
Dr. Elena Mancuso
Dr. Annalisa Tirella
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- 3D printing
- Additive manufacturing
- Computer-aided design (CAD)
- Micro- and nanotechnologies
- Functional materials
- Polymers
- Composites
- Hydrogels
- Tissue engineering
- Drug delivery
- Nanoparticles
- 3D in vitro models
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