Advanced Polymer Processing for Tissue Engineering
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Applications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 21
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Polymeric materials are at the forefront of innovations in tissue engineering, where the ability to precisely control structure, functionality, and performance is critical. Recent advances in polymer processing technologies—such as 3D and 4D printing, electrospinning, micro- and nano-fabrication, and flow-assisted assembly—have created new opportunities to design materials with tailored architectures, hierarchical porosity, tunable mechanics, and controlled degradation behavior. These advances allow researchers to link molecular-level polymer design with macroscopic properties, offering unprecedented pathways to engineer materials that address key challenges in regenerative systems.
This Special Issue aims to bring together contributions that highlight novel polymer processing strategies, innovative material architectures, and multiscale characterization or modeling approaches for tissue engineering. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following: polymer synthesis and modification for processability, supramolecular and hybrid polymer systems, dynamic or reprocessable networks, advanced additive manufacturing approaches, and structure–property relationships elucidated through theory, simulation, and experiment.
By focusing on the intersection of polymer science, advanced processing, and regenerative engineering, this Special Issue seeks to provide a comprehensive platform for showcasing the latest progress and identifying future directions in polymer-based tissue engineering.
Dr. Hyung Woo Kim
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- advanced polymer processing
- multiscale fabrication
- 3D/4D printing
- biomaterials
- tissue engineering
- regenerative engineering
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