Functional Biomaterials for Drug Delivery

With the concerted efforts of chemists, engineers, physicists, biologists and clinicians, the field of biomaterials continues to develop, and different functionalized biomaterials are designed for drugs including small molecule drugs, nucleic acids, antibodies, peptides, growth Delivery and efficacy studies of factors and active enzymes. In particular, polymer materials, liposome materials, gene carriers, hydrogel materials, 3D printed scaffolds, and electrospun fibers have been used to improve the curative effect, reduce toxicity and obtain beneficial curative effects.

Therefore, the main purpose of this research topic is to combine the disciplines of chemistry, physics, engineering, biology, and medicine to build and develop different functional biomaterials to better understand the safety and efficacy of drugs.

Review, mini-review, and original research articles to be included in this Research Topic are welcomed. Subtopics may include but are not limited to:

• Polymer functional biomaterials for drug delivery
• Liposome functional biomaterials for drug delivery
• Gene carrier functional biomaterials for drug delivery
• Electrospinning functional biomaterials for drug delivery
• Microfluidic functional biomaterials for drug delivery
• 3D printing of functional biomaterials for drug delivery
• Hydrogel functional biomaterials for drug delivery
• Surface modification of functional biomaterials for drug delivery
• Biodegradation and modification of functional biomaterials for drug delivery
• Biocompatibility and host response to drug delivery systems
• Extracellular vesicles (exosomes) as new generation drug carriers