Advanced Polymer Materials in Nanocatalytic Medicine
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Applications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2026 | Viewed by 56
Special Issue Editor
Interests: polymer design; drug delivery; nanocatalytic medicine
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Polymeric materials are biocompatible reagents or drugs that can be intelligently designed and modified using innovative methods and technologies to confer catalytic properties, enabling them to selectively catalyze the in situ production of therapeutic compounds by utilizing overexpressed substrates at disease sites (e.g., classical Fenton catalytic therapy). The integration of intelligent polymer structures with catalytic functions has significantly enhanced the ability of polymer-based catalysts to modulate disease microenvironments, thereby improving disease therapy (e.g., cancer, diabetes, inflammation) and patient prognosis, and reducing toxicity, with opportunities for clinical application. This Special Issue aims to provide an overview of recent advancements and challenges related to the application of advanced polymer materials in nanocatalytic medicine, while also exploring the potential utilization of polymer-catalyzed therapy in future medical practice.
Dr. Weiwei Zeng
Guest Editor
Manuscript Submission Information
Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.
Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Polymers is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.
Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2700 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.
Keywords
- polymeric materials
- nanocatalytic medicine
- in situ
- biocompatible
- microenvironment
Benefits of Publishing in a Special Issue
- Ease of navigation: Grouping papers by topic helps scholars navigate broad scope journals more efficiently.
- Greater discoverability: Special Issues support the reach and impact of scientific research. Articles in Special Issues are more discoverable and cited more frequently.
- Expansion of research network: Special Issues facilitate connections among authors, fostering scientific collaborations.
- External promotion: Articles in Special Issues are often promoted through the journal's social media, increasing their visibility.
- Reprint: MDPI Books provides the opportunity to republish successful Special Issues in book format, both online and in print.
Further information on MDPI's Special Issue policies can be found here.
