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Polymer Innovations for Advanced Biomedical Applications: Insights and Developments

A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Biobased and Biodegradable Polymers".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 754

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Dear Colleagues,

Polymer-based materials are widely used in biomedical fields. This Special Issue deals with innovations that may lead to new polymer-based products for biomedical applications. Papers regarding innovations in polymer synthesis, modifications, blending, and the fabrication of polymer-based composites are highly expected. Innovative polymer-based materials for wound dressing, scaffolds, drug delivery systems, implants, face masks, etc., are of interest in this Special Issue.

Prof. Dr. Alina Sionkowska
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • polymers
  • innovations
  • biomaterials
  • cosmetics

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Elasticity in Porous 3D-Printed Polylactic Acid Scaffolds for Biomedical Applications: A Predictive Approach
by Matteo Sestini, Dario Puppi, Simona Braccini, Teresa Macchi, Beata Matungano, Sven Macolic, Tommaso Guazzini, Gianluca Parrini, Mario Milazzo and Serena Danti
Polymers 2025, 17(7), 836; https://doi.org/10.3390/polym17070836 - 21 Mar 2025
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Additive manufacturing (AM) is rapidly advancing, particularly in biomedical applications, necessitating a deeper understanding of the mechanical behavior of 3D-printed materials. Structures created using fused deposition modeling (FDM) exhibit anisotropic properties due to fabrication inhomogeneity and material architecture. Finite element modeling (FEM) is [...] Read more.
Additive manufacturing (AM) is rapidly advancing, particularly in biomedical applications, necessitating a deeper understanding of the mechanical behavior of 3D-printed materials. Structures created using fused deposition modeling (FDM) exhibit anisotropic properties due to fabrication inhomogeneity and material architecture. Finite element modeling (FEM) is commonly used to predict mechanical behavior, though studies on porous structures have not deeply investigated the influence of geometrical features on global mechanical behavior. This study aimed to correlate the mechanical properties of porous polylactic acid scaffolds with different patterns and infill densities, fabricated via AM through the synergies of experimental and computational approaches. Tensile testing and FEM simulations were conducted, revealing differences in elastic modulus and tensile strength based on infill orientation. A sensitivity analysis on the main geometrical features assessed variations in filament dimensions and layer spacing. FEM simulations showed strong agreement with experimental data, validating their predictive capability, with deviations due to minor structural defects and irregularities in the extruded filaments. This study established for the first time the influence of geometrical details on the elastic properties of porous scaffolds, opening up to new tailored design for, but not limited to, biomedical applications. Full article
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