Polymers and Biopolymers for Tissue Engineering

Dear Colleagues,

Polymers and biopolymers are key materials for tissue engineering. The optimization of polymers’ or biopolymers’ properties can control cell behavior such as proliferation, viability, creation of extracellular matrix or stem cell differentiation. There are a number of material properties influencing cell behavior, from bulk to surface. Currently, it is also in the interest of the scientific community to develop so-called smart materials, which can change their properties over time and respond mechanically to external stimuli, such as external electric or magnetic fields.

This Special Issue, entitled “Polymers and Biopolymers for Tissue Engineering”, is focused on fundamental and applied research on the polymer or biopolymer complex systems with a high potential for tissue engineering. We are inviting papers that also focus on polymers and biopolymers for 3D bioprinting, or on a basic understanding of the interaction between material properties and cell behavior.

Dr. Aleš Mráček
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 250 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for assessment.

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.