About this Research Topic
As the development of material science, a great number of functional materials have exhibited excellent performance in biomedical field. In particular, functional materials such as liposomes, polymer-based nanoparticles, carbon-based nanoparticles, covalent organic frameworks and metal-organic frameworks have become the new frontier in life science and material science. These functional materials offer unprecedented opportunities for the site-specific and controllable delivery of drugs, genes, proteins and other bioactive agents. However, most functional materials have prohibited their use in clinical trial due to the significant cytotoxic effect, low biological stability and poor biocompatibility. So, finding novel functional materials was of great importance and gained huge research interest.
Novel insights on functionalization strategies of the materials with excellent properties, such as stability, specificity and biocompatibility, should be provided. Appropriate surface or bulk functionalization could endow the materials with multifunctional capabilities, opening up new possibilities in the biomedical field such as biosensing, drug delivery, imaging, medical implants, cancer treatment and tissue engineering. This special issue features articles dedicated to understanding, designing and characterizing complex functional materials, as well as mechanistic studies and applications. We hope this topical issue features articles will drive national designs of functional materials, inspiring new ideas for researchers in future research directions and research activities.
We welcome Original Research, Review, Mini Review and Perspective articles on themes including, but not limited to:
Design, synthesis, and characterization of novel functional materials;
Mechanism and biomedical application of functional materials;
Develop advanced techniques in biomedical application such as diagnostic imaging, drug/gene delivery, regenerative medicine, cancer treatment and medical implants, using functional materials.
Novel insights on functionalization strategies of the materials with excellent properties, such as stability, specificity and biocompatibility, should be provided. Appropriate surface or bulk functionalization could endow the materials with multifunctional capabilities, opening up new possibilities in the biomedical field such as biosensing, drug delivery, imaging, medical implants, cancer treatment and tissue engineering. This special issue features articles dedicated to understanding, designing and characterizing complex functional materials, as well as mechanistic studies and applications. We hope this topical issue features articles will drive national designs of functional materials, inspiring new ideas for researchers in future research directions and research activities.
We welcome Original Research, Review, Mini Review and Perspective articles on themes including, but not limited to:
Design, synthesis, and characterization of novel functional materials;
Mechanism and biomedical application of functional materials;
Develop advanced techniques in biomedical application such as diagnostic imaging, drug/gene delivery, regenerative medicine, cancer treatment and medical implants, using functional materials.
Keywords: Functional materials; Mechanistic study; Biomedical application
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