Polymer Innovations in Bioactive Coatings

Dear Colleagues,

Polymers have largely replaced the use of traditional materials such as metal, wood and glass, providing basic properties at lower costs. However, for medical, food or agriculture-related applications, particular qualities are required, and this involves the use of expensive or very sensitive components for which the bulk approach is not suitable. This can be overcome by providing bioactivity only on the surface of the materials, in the form of coatings. The physical advantages of the support material can be combined in this way with the specific properties of the coating.

This Special Issue of Polymers welcomes the submission of original research papers and review articles that address bioactive coatings with biomedical, food or agriculture-related applications. This includes the (i) application of coating materials with intrinsic bioactivity; (ii) the use of coating matrices for the immobilization of bioactive compounds; (iii) the stabilization/protection and migration of bioactive properties into/from the coatings; (iv) interactions in the bioactive agent/matrix/support system; (v) various methods of structuring the coatings (e.g., xerogels, electrospinning); and (vi) the economical and sustainable aspects of bioactive materials developed from renewable resources.

Dr. Elena Stoleru
Dr. Mihai Brebu
Guest Editors

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