About this Research Topic
Functional surfaces and materials have been developed for use in many scientific and industrial fields. There is a great need for highly functionalized surfaces and materials with different functions in medicine and biotechnology, such as functional surfaces/materials for improving cell-implant interactions or new coatings for mini-enzymatic bioreactors with tiny surface areas. These applications require both new materials and processes as well as new analytical techniques to assess the quality and functionality of the materials. In terms of green economy, materials and surface modification procedures should be designed to be as "green" as possible, but still, maintain their applicability.
Many materials and coatings have been developed to replace or modify the function of biological systems, such as coatings that improve cell-material interactions to reduce adverse effects, or encapsulated enzymes as biosensor microreactors. However, the applicability of the developed systems is often limited by various factors, such as high cost and high process instability. Thus, this problem limits the translation of scientific results to industrial and technological processes. This research topic will provide a platform for joint discussion and inspiration among researchers and developers from different disciplines to facilitate knowledge exchange and translation. The focus of this research topic will address the functional surfaces and materials for medical and biotechnological applications.
The research topic intends to publish articles on new functional surfaces and materials, engineering, process, functional characterization of the materials, and (pre)clinical evaluations.
The general topics of this research topic (not limited) are:
1. Functional materials and functionalization of the surfaces and materials
2. Synthesis and characterization of new materials with functional analysis
3. Cell-material interaction and the modification via using materials and surface modifications
4. Smart materials for delivery of functional components, including drugs, proteins, enzymes for different medical and biotechnological applications
5. New systems for Tissue engineering and regenerative medicine
Both review articles and research articles are welcomed.
Many materials and coatings have been developed to replace or modify the function of biological systems, such as coatings that improve cell-material interactions to reduce adverse effects, or encapsulated enzymes as biosensor microreactors. However, the applicability of the developed systems is often limited by various factors, such as high cost and high process instability. Thus, this problem limits the translation of scientific results to industrial and technological processes. This research topic will provide a platform for joint discussion and inspiration among researchers and developers from different disciplines to facilitate knowledge exchange and translation. The focus of this research topic will address the functional surfaces and materials for medical and biotechnological applications.
The research topic intends to publish articles on new functional surfaces and materials, engineering, process, functional characterization of the materials, and (pre)clinical evaluations.
The general topics of this research topic (not limited) are:
1. Functional materials and functionalization of the surfaces and materials
2. Synthesis and characterization of new materials with functional analysis
3. Cell-material interaction and the modification via using materials and surface modifications
4. Smart materials for delivery of functional components, including drugs, proteins, enzymes for different medical and biotechnological applications
5. New systems for Tissue engineering and regenerative medicine
Both review articles and research articles are welcomed.
Keywords: Surface modification, Coating, Cell-material interaction, Functionalized materials, Functionalized surfaces, Drug delivery systems, Immobilization of biomolecules, Miniaturized biosensor and bioreactors
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