Polymeric Materials for Biomedical Applications

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue on Polymeric Materials for Biomedical Applications is devoted to the dissemination of high-quality original research articles or comprehensive reviews on cutting-edge developments in this interdisciplinary field. Over the past years, polymer science and technology has been driven by scientific breakthroughs to biomedical applications. A large number of polymeric materials have been developed for biomedical applications, and new advances are being made for the treatment of different diseases, promoting human well-being. The increasing interest in polymeric materials may be due to their synthesis, which is often relatively low cost and easy, as well as to the possibility to obtain a wide range of properties and functionalities for biomedical applications. This excitement is fostered through the convergence of physical, digital, and biological sciences, which will bring about profound changes in the way we design and produce biomedical devices, especially concerning the interfaces between polymeric and biological materials.

Thus, an in-depth understanding of physical, biological, and/or digital cues is highly relevant to the performance and development of any polymer-based biomedical product. Both original contributions and comprehensive reviews are welcome.

With a focus on biomedical applications, potential topics include but are not limited to the following:

• Synthesis of polymeric materials;
• Analysis of polymeric materials;
• Physics of polymeric materials;
• Theory and simulation of polymeric materials;
• Conceptual and creative design of polymer-based devices;
• Additive manufacturing of polymeric materials;
• Design of biomimetic polymer-based devices;
• Processing and performance of polymeric materials; 
• Functional polymeric materials;
• Bio-based polymeric materials;
• Biodegradability of polymeric materials.

Prof. Dr. Nuno Alves
Dr. Juliana Dias
Prof. Dr. Antonio Gloria
Guest Editors

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