Polymer-Based Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering

• Other Authors: Sabater i Serra, Roser (Editor), Serrano-Aroca, Ángel (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2023
• Subjects: Medicine; bioactive glass; copper; polyhydroxyalkanoates; tissue engineering; scaffolds; parastomal hernia; surgical mesh; hernia repair; prevention; biocompatibility; n/a; polylactic acid; copolymers; catalysts; polymer synthesis; ring-opening polymerization; medical application; electrospun nanofibres; nanocomposites; polylactic acid (PLA); poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL); halloysite nanotubes (HNTs); drug release; release kinetic modelling; nanoparticles; rivastigmine; intranasal application; optimization; quality by design; polymer-ceramic composites; hydroxyapatite; collagen; swelling capacity; surface roughness; wettability; surface free energy; nonwoven; cardiovascular stent; human endothelial cells; CD31; polysaccharide; carrageenan; nanoparticle; pulmonary drug delivery; carbon-based nanocomposite; conductive cell substrate; semi-IPN hydrogel; graphene nanosheets; poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate); polyvinyl alcohol
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Polymers in the form of films, fibers, nano- and microspheres, composites, and porous supports are promising biomaterials for a wide range of advanced biomedical applications. This Special Issue presents novel studies and new approaches in the field of biomaterials for tissue engineering and drug de...