Polymeric Materials for Biomedical Application

Dear Colleagues,

Polymeric biomaterials have been extensively studied and optimized for biomedical applications and play important roles in a wide variety of medical devices, diagnostic systems, and pharmaceutical formulations. Both natural and synthetic polymers are extensively used in biomedical science, including in heart valves, cartilage scaffolds, joints, the making of artificial skin, blood vessels, urinary catheters, artificial kidney/hemodialysis membranes, as well as drug and gene delivery systems.

Over the past few decades, several new polymeric biomaterials have been developed in association with the emergence and fast growth of the field of biomedical sciences. This Special Issue aims to present the recent advances in the design concept, synthesis, characterization, and assessment of both natural and synthetic polymeric materials in biomedical science. We would like to invite highly esteemed researchers to contribute critical reviews or original research papers to this Special Issue of Molecules.

Dr. Mahdi Rahimi
Guest Editor

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• natural and synthetic polymers
• biomaterials
• drug delivery systems
• gene delivery systems
• biosensor
• tissue engineering
• regenerative medicine