Hyaluronic Acid for Biomedical Applications
A special issue of Pharmaceutics (ISSN 1999-4923).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 July 2019) | Viewed by 67516
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Interests: hybrid nanoparticles as theranostic nanomedicine; polymeric conjugates for cancer immunotherapy; antibody conjugates for regulation of immune checkpoints; injectable hydrogels for tissue engineering; siRNA delivery systems; therapeutic exosomes
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Interests: polymeric nanomedicine; exosome; drug delivery system; therapeutic ultrasound
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Dear Colleagues,
Hyaluronic acid (HA), a non-immunogenic polysaccharide, is found in most connective tissues throughout the body and clinically used for over three decades. The unique viscoelastic behavior and hydrodynamic property of this ubiquitous macromolecule contribute to its extensive use as a biomaterial. HA can be chemically modified using pendant reactive groups to make it more useful or to transform it into the appropriate physical forms such as hydrogels, fibers, meshes, sponges, and nanoparticulate fluids for target applications. The potential utility of HA-based materials is likely to be expanded in various translational research particularly due to their versatile processing capability, biocompatibility, and efficacy.
This special issue will cover the recent advances in HA-based materials rationally designed for biomedical applications including but not limited to drug delivery, tissue engineering, and cosmetic uses.
Prof. Dr. Jae Hyung Park
Dr. Seunglee Kwon
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- hyaluronan
- biomaterial
- hydrogel
- drug delivery system
- tissue engineering
- regenerative medicine
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