Polylactide-Based Materials: Synthesis and Biomedical Applications
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Macromolecular Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 October 2022) | Viewed by 58988
Special Issue Editors
Interests: ring-opening polymerization; supramolecular polymers; micro- and nano-particles; drug delivery systems
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: ring-opening polymerization; cationic (co)polymerization; degradable polymers; biomimetic composites
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The Special Issue “Polylactide-Based Materials: Synthesis and Biomedical Applications” will be focused on the synthesis of functionalized polylactides and the PLA-based copolymers with an emphasis on their self-assembly to nano- and microstructured materials. Especially, complex structure formation via self-assembly of block copolymers coupled with supramolecular interactions is welcome. For instance, stereocomplexation between L- and D-PLA can be used for control over the morphology and properties of PLA-based materials. Since PLA is biocompatible and approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for biomedical applications, it is therefore frequently used for the construction of drug delivery systems or bioresorbable scaffolds for tissue engineering. In summary, this Special Issue is focused on both original research and review articles, concerning the term: from synthesis and functionalization of PLA-based materials to their biomedical applications.
Dr. Marek Brzeziński
Dr. Małgorzata Baśko
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- PLA-based materials
- self-assembly
- supramolecular polymers
- stereocomplexation
- micro- and nanoparticles
- drug delivery systems
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