Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue intends to capture a snapshot of the growth points in the biomaterials field by presenting up-to-date reviews. The field of interest is therefore reasonably broad, reflecting JFB’s expansive remit, and will thus speak to the wide spectrum of materials and linked post-implantation and biologically reactive phenomena. Materials of interest include the bulk phase, encompassing natural and artificial polymers, their mechanical and degradative attributes, or the areas for which permananent-tissue replacing functions are intended. A further putative focus is the design, reactivity and biointeractions associated with biomaterials surfaces. These would encompass features such as surface chemial modification and profile manipulation from the nano- to the micro-scales, referable to either in vitro models and in vivo implants. In regard to all the above, there will be related interest in degradative products and their biological consequences or in opportunities where ‘designer’ biomolecules and pharmacological agents might be incorporated for controlled release and manipulative function. A growing area of interest is the regulatory switching that occurs in the reactive cell population in and around implant sites and so reviews of molecular biological techniques along with the application of ‘omics’ would be particularly welcome. The end points of reviewed work can be any clinical sector, with uses ranging from dentistry/orthopaedics to tissue engineered constructs with endocrine replacement function. Ultimately, the interest for this Special Issue is the cross talk between the biomatrix and the biomaterial it is interfaced with. Thus, the catchment area can also extend to the materials design of implantable sensors and actuators as the archetype functional biomaterials.

Prof. Dr. Pankaj Vadgama
Guest Editor

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• biointerface
• tissue response
• biocompatibility
• biodegradation
• biosensor
• actuator
• dental implant
• bone replacement
• tissue engineered construct
• haemocompatibility
• surface modification
• biopolymer
• polymer
• ceramic
• drug release