New Progress in the Polymer-Based Biomaterials
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Biobased and Biodegradable Polymers".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 November 2025 | Viewed by 35
Special Issue Editor
Interests: drug delivery systems; nanocarriers; vaccines; mucosal delivery; hydrogels; tissue repair
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Polymeric biomaterials comprise synthetic (e.g., polyesters, polyanhydrides) and natural polymers (e.g., polysaccharides) exhibiting biocompatibility and/or biodegradability. They are designed to interface with biological systems (e.g., cells, tissues) and their physicochemical and biological properties can be fine-tuned for applications in regenerative medicine (e.g., biomimetic hydrogels, scaffolds, bioinks), drug delivery (e.g., functional nanocarriers exhibiting a controlled drug release profile for the delivery of small molecule drugs, therapeutic biomolecules, vaccines and genes) and diagnostics (e.g., biomaterials endowed with responsiveness to various stimuli such as pH, enzymes, etc.). Progress in polymer science and fabrication methods (e.g., 3D bioprinting) have led to the development of novel polymeric biomaterials featuring exceptional characteristics that enable them to address complex clinical needs.
This Special Issue is devoted to state-of-the-art research on polymeric biomaterials for diagnostics, drug delivery and tissue engineering applications, covering the synthesis of novel polymers, the functionalization of novel and existing biopolymers, the formation of multifunctional drug delivery systems, diagnostics and biomimetic scaffolds/hydrogels, as well as their in vitro, ex vivo and in vivo evaluation. Apart from original research papers, the Special Issue welcomes critical reviews on recent developments in polymeric biomaterials and the challenges that need to be overcome to advance their clinical translation.
Dr. Olga Kammona
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- polymeric biomaterials
- polymer synthesis
- biofunctionalization
- drug delivery
- regenerative medicine
- tissue engineering
- diagnostics
- nanocarriers
- scaffolds
- biomimetic hydrogels
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