Design, Modifications, and Medical Application of Polymer-Based Materials
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Materials Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2025 | Viewed by 1221
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Dear Colleagues,
Polymer-based materials have become important in a variety of medical applications due to their versatility, biocompatibility, and ability to be customized for specific uses. The design and modification of these materials are crucial for enhancing their performance in medical settings, ranging from drug delivery systems to tissue engineering and prosthetics. Natural, synthetic, and semi-synthetic polymers are often used, depending on the intended purpose. Modifying the structure of polymeric materials is important for improving their properties for medical use. These modifications are often performed to optimize the materials for specific medical functions, such as controlled drug release or tissue regeneration. The medical applications of polymer-based materials are diverse and growing. Therefore, the key areas include drug delivery systems, wound healing, tissue engineering, medical devices, and diagnostics. The innovations in the design and modification of these materials will likely lead to more effective, safer, and personalized medical treatments. This Special Issue of Molecules will serve as a platform for analyzing the recent advances in design, modifications, and medical application of polymer-based materials.
I kindly invite you to submit contributions in the form of short communications, original research articles, and review papers.
Prof. Dr. Fusun Ozer
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- polymer-based materials
- synthetic polymers
- drug delivery systems
- biocompatibility
- biomaterials
- tissue engineering
- wound healing
- medical devices
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