Recent Advances in Biomaterials for Wound Management: Synthesis, Design and Application
A special issue of Pharmaceutics (ISSN 1999-4923). This special issue belongs to the section "Nanomedicine and Nanotechnology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2026 | Viewed by 77
Special Issue Editor
Interests: biotechnology; encapsulation and controlled release; liposomes; fungi; natural products; polysaccharides; skin care; dietetics
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Wound management remains a major challenge in modern medicine, affecting millions of patients worldwide and placing a significant burden on healthcare systems. Both acute and chronic wounds (e.g., burns, diabetic foot and venous ulcers) often result in prolonged healing, mainly due to infection and related complications, and may significantly impair quality of life if not treated effectively. Traditional wound care management, which relies on conventional antiseptics and gauze-based dressings, primarily serves as a protective barrier but often fails to promote healing actively or maintain optimal conditions for tissue regeneration.
In recent years, the limitations of conventional approaches have driven the development of advanced wound dressings based on innovative biomaterials. These advanced multifunctional biomaterials are designed to create a favourable healing environment by maintaining a balanced moisture level, allowing gas exchange, preventing microbial infection, and enabling controlled drug delivery. Consequently, materials such as hydrogels, bioactive polymers, nanofibers, and antimicrobial composites are increasingly being incorporated into modern wound care products.
This trend is also reflected in the rapidly expanding global wound care market, which continues to grow due to the rising prevalence of chronic wounds, ageing populations and increasing incidence of diabetes. With ongoing technological advances, advanced biomaterials—especially those enabling smart and on-demand drug release—are expected to play an increasingly important role in improving wound-healing outcomes and shaping the future of wound management.
This Special Issue aims to highlight the recent progress in the synthesis, design and application of advanced biomaterials for wound management, with a particular focus on drug delivery strategies and controlled release systems.
Dr. Predrag Petrović
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- wound dressing
- biomaterials
- hydrogels
- composites
- polymer-based biomaterials
- controlled drug delivery
- antimicrobial
- bioactive
- tissue regeneration
- wound healing
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