Stimuli-Responsive Biomaterials for Theranostics
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Materials Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 November 2022) | Viewed by 201
Special Issue Editors
Interests: peptide & peptide-drug conjugates; gasotransmitters delivery and therapy; supramolecular self-assembly; biomaterials; reactive oxygen species
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Interests: drug delivery; pharmaceutical materials; drug-device combination; 3D-printed pharmaceutical preparations
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In recent decades, there has been a growing interest in stimuli-responsive biomaterials. Their responsiveness to biological stimuli (e.g., pH, reduction–oxidation, enzymes, glucose) and externally applied triggers (e.g., temperature, light, solvent quality) affects their internal physicochemical properties and facilitates improved thermal stability/photostability, and tuning the detection sensitivity, accuracy and biocompatibility, which shows potential in various biomedical applications including drug delivery, tissue engineering and diagnostics. In drug delivery, the treatment efficacy of therapeutics is directly related to the administration method, which requires the development of smart materials to achieve precision drug release; the improvement of medical diagnostics requires non-invasive or minimally invasive approaches based on stimuli-responsive materials that allow for real-time monitoring; the growing desire for tissue engineering leads to urgent needs for matrices endowed with the ability to communicate and interact with cells. The development of stimuli-responsive biomaterials will contribute to the prosperity of precision medication.
This Special Issue focuses on the design, synthesis and application of stimuli-responsive biomaterials for theranostics. Both original research and reviews are welcome.
Dr. Yin Wang
Dr. Zhu Jin
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- stimuli-responsive
- biomaterials
- drug delivery
- diagnostics
- tissue engineering
- theranostics
