Biodegradable Polymers to Biomedical and Packaging Applications
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Biobased and Biodegradable Polymers".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 June 2024) | Viewed by 30343
Special Issue Editors
Interests: biopolymers; porous materials; tissue engineering; biomaterials; wound dressings
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2. Laboratory for Biomaterials and Bioengineering (CRC-Tier I), Department of Min-Met-Materials Eng & Regenerative Medicine, CHU de Québec, Laval University, Québec City, QC, Canada
Interests: biomaterials; bioactivity; biofunctionality; bone cement; dual-setting materials; magnesium phosphate; natural hydrogels; biocomposite; antibacterial properties
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to invite you to contribute to a Special Issue concerning Biodegradable Polymers to Biomedical and Packaging Applications. Biodegradable polymers are now an important part of every sector (nanotechnology, chemistry, agriculture, etc.). However, their main application is related to biomedical science and packaging applications. In these two fields, scientists are particularly interested in biodegradable polymers because they are harmless to the environment.
In this Special Issue, modern trends in polymers synthesis, analysis, and physico-chemical studies are highlighted and discussed. This Issue is collecting novel studies related to biodegradable polymers dedicated to biomedical and packaging applications. It is important to consider different methods to improve the properties of polymer-based materials that would increase their applicability in industry. Thanks to the open access platform of this journal, we can count on a wider audience of readers of the fruits of our research effort. Research areas may include (but not limited to) the following:
- Biodegradable two and three dimensional materials preparation and characterization for biomedical and packaging application;
- 2D and 3D materials preparation from different raw compounds;
- Physicochemical properties of two and three dimensional materials made of polymers;
- Biological studies (in vitro and in vivo) of 2D and 3D scaffolds;
- Microbiological activity studies of two and three dimensional materials as scaffolds and packages.
It is our pleasure to invite you to submit a manuscript for this Special Issue. Full research papers, communications, as well as reviews are all warmly welcome. We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Beata Kaczmarek-Szczepańska
Dr. Marcin Wekwejt
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- biodegradable polymers
- biodegradable composites
- physico-chemical characterization of biodegradable polymers
- physical and chemical modification of biodegradable polymers
- biomedical applications
- packaging applications
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