Functional Polymer Materials for Cell-Based Tissue Regeneration
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Applications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2021) | Viewed by 6597
Special Issue Editor
Interests: polymers; vascular tissue engineering; biomaterial-mediated tissue regeneration; stem cell and regenerative medicine; implantable biosensors
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Cell-based therapy is a promising approach for the treatment of various diseases and injuries. This Special Issue aims at presenting the main advances in the field of biomimetic polymers for cell-based therapies in tissue engineering and regeneration. Multiple cell types can be utilized in such therapies, including stem, progenitor or primary cells. Biomimetic polymers have been designed as the cell delivery vesicle to elicit specific cellular functions, to direct cell–cell interactions, to improve their biological functions, and accelerate tissue repair at the designated site. Additionally, the functions of delivered living cells can be regulated by stimuli-responsive multifunctional polymers which respond to changes in the surrounding microenvironment to speed up wound healing. This Special Issue covers but is not limited to such topics as smart biomimetic polymers, multifunctional polymers, bioactive polymers, biodegradable polymers, microfabrication of polymers, regenerative medicine, hard and soft tissue regeneration, in vitro studies, in vivo investigations, preclinical studies, and clinical applications.
Prof. Dr. Ying-Chieh Chen
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- functional polymers
- biomimetic polymers
- bioactive polymers
- biodegradable polymers
- cell-based therapy
- tissue engineering and regeneration
- stimuli-responsive
- regenerative medicine
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