Biomaterials are a kind of natural or synthetic special functional materials that are used to contact and interact with living systems and can diagnose, treat, replace, repair or induce regeneration of their cells, tissues, and organs. Among others, the application of fiber-based materials in tissue repair and regeneration has attracted more and more attention. Fiber materials have good biocompatibility and low immunogenicity. They can simulate extracellular matrix and induce cell behavior. At the same time, they can load a variety of functional molecules such as drugs and biological factors, thus playing an important role in the process of tissue repair and regeneration. At present, the application research of fiber materials has been carried out in a variety of fields related to the repair and regeneration of tissues including skin, tendon, bone, nerve, oral, and blood vessel, and has shown a good development prospect.
Although fiber materials have made remarkable progress in tissue repair and regeneration, there are still many issues to be solved in this research field. For example, the sources to manufacture fiber materials can be synthetic polymers, natural materials, and their composites. How can these materials be integrated to play the best role? Besides, there are still some challenges in designing and fabricating fiber materials for use in biomedicine. For examples, how to design fiber materials to regulate the local microenvironment and/or regulate cellular response to promote rapid tissue repair and regeneration? How to control the degradation rate of fiber materials to match the rate of tissue regeneration? How do fiber materials interact with bacteria and cancer site and what are the potential mechanisms? In this Research Topic, we aim to cover the latest research on advanced fiber materials with unique functions to solve the above issues in tissue repair and regeneration.
We sincerely welcome researchers to submit articles (Original Research, Review, Mini-review, and Prospective articles). Potential topics include, but are not limited to:
• Design, preparation, and characterization of multimaterial fibers, multifunctional fiber materials, or the hybrid composites of fibers and other materials
• Fiber materials for promoting tissue repair and regeneration
• Fiber materials for antibacterial and anticancer
• Fiber materials for controlled drug release
• Fiber materials regulating tissue microenvironment
• Fiber materials for disease treatment
• Potential mechanisms and interactions between fiber materials and organisms
Biomaterials are a kind of natural or synthetic special functional materials that are used to contact and interact with living systems and can diagnose, treat, replace, repair or induce regeneration of their cells, tissues, and organs. Among others, the application of fiber-based materials in tissue repair and regeneration has attracted more and more attention. Fiber materials have good biocompatibility and low immunogenicity. They can simulate extracellular matrix and induce cell behavior. At the same time, they can load a variety of functional molecules such as drugs and biological factors, thus playing an important role in the process of tissue repair and regeneration. At present, the application research of fiber materials has been carried out in a variety of fields related to the repair and regeneration of tissues including skin, tendon, bone, nerve, oral, and blood vessel, and has shown a good development prospect.
Although fiber materials have made remarkable progress in tissue repair and regeneration, there are still many issues to be solved in this research field. For example, the sources to manufacture fiber materials can be synthetic polymers, natural materials, and their composites. How can these materials be integrated to play the best role? Besides, there are still some challenges in designing and fabricating fiber materials for use in biomedicine. For examples, how to design fiber materials to regulate the local microenvironment and/or regulate cellular response to promote rapid tissue repair and regeneration? How to control the degradation rate of fiber materials to match the rate of tissue regeneration? How do fiber materials interact with bacteria and cancer site and what are the potential mechanisms? In this Research Topic, we aim to cover the latest research on advanced fiber materials with unique functions to solve the above issues in tissue repair and regeneration.
We sincerely welcome researchers to submit articles (Original Research, Review, Mini-review, and Prospective articles). Potential topics include, but are not limited to:
• Design, preparation, and characterization of multimaterial fibers, multifunctional fiber materials, or the hybrid composites of fibers and other materials
• Fiber materials for promoting tissue repair and regeneration
• Fiber materials for antibacterial and anticancer
• Fiber materials for controlled drug release
• Fiber materials regulating tissue microenvironment
• Fiber materials for disease treatment
• Potential mechanisms and interactions between fiber materials and organisms