(Bio)Polymer-Based Composite Materials: Advancements and New Trends in Biomedical Engineering and Research
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Biobased and Biodegradable Polymers".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2025 | Viewed by 385
Special Issue Editor
2. Grup de Biotecnologia Molecular i Industrial, Departament d’Enginyeria Química, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC-BarcelonaTech), Rambla de Sant Nebridi 22, 08222 Terrassa, Spain
3. Institute of Environmental Engineering, Chemistry and Applied Biotechnology (INGEBIO-UCA), Faculty of Chemistry and Engineering, Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina (UCA—Campus Rosario), Montevideo 3371, Rosario S2002, Santa Fe, Argentina
Interests: development of technologies for sustainable management of organic waste; biotechnological and ecotechnological approaches for agro-industrial wastewater treatment; sustainable water resources management
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Dear Colleagues,
The fields of polymer science and engineering have evolved significantly over the last few decades. With the continuous improvement in modern polymerization techniques and advanced characterization methods, access to a wide range of polymeric materials with unique properties for specific applications has become more realistic. The field of multifunctional polymeric biomaterials is evolving as an emerging research area that aims to control complex and tunable chemical, mechanical, and biological functions in vitro and in vivo. Natural and synthetic polymers and hydrogels, as well as composite biomaterials, are being developed and processed to the desired form to carry and release bioactive molecules and drugs, to elicit specific biological responses, to regenerate tissues, or to develop 3D-printed organs. Recent efforts have focused on developing advanced materials endowed with electrical, magnetic, mechanical, or electronic features to stimulate specific biological functions in human organs. Considering the emerging research in the field, contributions addressing topics related to the design, synthesis, characterization, modification, and processing of multifunctional polymeric and composite biomaterials for use in different biomedical applications, including but not limited to drug delivery, tissue engineering, medical implants, and devices and biosensors, are very welcome.
Dr. Leonardo Martín Pérez
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- polymers for biomedical applications (synthesis, characterization)
- multifunctional polymeric or composite biomaterials
- modification strategies to develop multifunctional biomaterials
- polymeric biomaterials for tissue engineering applications
- polymers in nanomedicine
- multifunctional polymers for controlled and/or targeted drug delivery
- nano-scale polymer assemblies for biomedical applications
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