Advanced Hydroxyapatite-Based Biomaterials
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Materials Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2027
Special Issue Editor
Interests: biomaterials; tissue engineering; nanobiotechnology; regenerative medicine
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Hydroxyapatite (HAp) is a crystalline calcium phosphate mineral with a highly ordered hexagonal lattice structure. Due to its similarity to the mineral phase of hard tissues, excellent biocompatibility, and osteoconductivity, it is widely used in bone grafting, implant coatings, tissue engineering scaffolds, and dental restorative materials. Furthermore, HAp also serves as an effective carrier in drug delivery systems and bioimaging. HAp is frequently incorporated into polymeric systems to create composite biomaterials using various bottom-up or top-down fabrication approaches, with the aim of mimicking the complexity of natural tissues and achieving targeted properties. In this regard, HAp-based advanced biomaterials are attracting considerable interest due to their tunable physicochemical properties and potential for exhibiting multifunctional performance in biomedical applications.
This Special Issue welcomes contributions on the synthesis of advanced functional HAp particles, multifunctional HAp-based biocomposites, and their applications as biomaterials in biomedical research, including but not limited to the following topics;
- Ion-substitution
- Nanoscale synthesis
- Surface modification
- Additive manufacturing
- Coating applications
- Composite scaffolds
- Drug delivery systems
Prof. Dr. Yaşar Murat Elçin
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- biofabrication
- 3D (bio)printing
- bone implants
- dental materials
- biomimetic coatings
- self-healing materials
- metal ion substitution
- sol-gel technology
- colloids and interfaces
- nanocomposites
- imaging agents
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