In the field of medical science, researchers are constantly striving to improve the quality and efficacy of implants. To achieve this goal, new materials, and cutting-edge technologies must be developed to provide these devices with higher clinical performance. An implant made of degradable biomaterials can provide temporary support and gradually degrade after fulfilling its function. The concept of biodegradation has been a fundamental principle in the field of medicine for quite some time now. One such application involves the use of sutures made from biodegradable polymers, which have revolutionized our approach to wound healing. While degradable materials have shown promise in this regard, it has become increasingly clear that no single material can meet all current medical needs. Thus, the current trend in development is the biomedical degradation of matrix and composite materials.
The biomedical degradation of matrix and composite materials is currently a development direction. The primary objective of preparing and characterizing biodegradable materials and their composites is to understand the correlations between processing, structure, and properties at the nano-, micro-, and macro-scales. Biodegradable composites are designed to gradually corrode in vivo, thereby creating an appropriate microenvironment through the release of corrosion products. Complete material degradation is compatible with tissue healing. Therefore, the key constituents of biodegradable medical composites must be fundamental components of human metabolism and exhibit appropriate degradation rates and modes within the human body.
The Research Topic aims to bring together any research article, short review or commentary, imaging study or review (or any other type of article) on Biodegradable Matrices and Composites. We welcome researchers, doctors, and engineers who are engaged in materials science, medicine, chemical engineering, or other related fields to pay attention to this Research Topic and actively submit their articles.
Areas to be covered in this Research Topic may include, but are not limited to:
• Biomedical Biodegradable materials: synthesis, functionalization, characterization
• Natural biomaterials
• Degradation kinetics
• Tissue engineering and regenerative medicine
• The Microenvironment of Biomedical Biodegradable Materials
• Cell-based therapy
• Drug and gene delivery
• Tissue engineering tumor treatment materials
• Biomedical Biodegradable materials transplant tracking
• Stimuli-responsive materials
Keywords: biomaterials, biomimetic materials, biomedical materials, biodegradable matrices, composites, surface modification
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