Functional Polymer Applications in Drug Delivery and Tissue Engineering
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Biobased and Biodegradable Polymers".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2026
Special Issue Editor
Interests: funtional polymers; natural polymers; diagnostic materials; biomedical engineering; wound dressings; tissue engineering
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Dear Colleagues,
Functional polymeric materials refer to a class of high-molecular-weight materials that have specific physical, chemical or biological functions through molecular design or modification, which is a very important component in the field of drug delivery and tissue engineering. The role of functional polymers in these fields has transformed from inert components into intelligent components that actively participate in biological processes. Functional polymers are not only the cornerstones of these biomedical fields but also drive the fields’ cutting-edge development. The emerging research directions of functional polymers in drug delivery focus on the development of smart-responsive, actively targeted, and multi-functional collaborative delivery systems, while the promising research directions of functional polymers in tissue engineering focus on the development of intelligent, bioactive, dynamic, and precise scaffold materials. In addition, selection and composition, bionic structure design, personalized customization, and sustainability of polymers are also their future development trends.
Dr. Lu Jiang
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- functional polymers
- drug delivery
- tissue engineering
- biomedical engineering
- responsive polymers
- bioactive polymers
- sustainability
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