Materials for Skin Tissue Engineering
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Biomaterials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2021) | Viewed by 4709
Special Issue Editors
2. Health Sciences Research Centre (CICS-UBI), Beira Interior University, Av. Infante D. Henrique, 6201-506 Covilhã, Portugal
Interests: microalgae; bioactive compounds as health promotors; bioactivity
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2. CICS-UBI – Centro de Investigação em Ciências da Saúde, Universidade da Beira Interior, Av. Infante D. Henrique, 6200-506 Covilhã, Portugal
Interests: natural compounds; proteins; drug delivery systems; hydrogels; wound dressings; skin regeneration
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The skin is the largest and outermost organ that covers the entire body, and plays several important physiological functions. Skin integrity is compromised after an injury, and the organism triggers the wound healing process to re-establish the skin structure and functions. Skin grafts have been used for over a century to cover the skin surface after an injury. Despite this, skin grafts present several problems and clinical limitations, mainly related to immunological rejection. To overcome such drawbacks, tissue engineering has been used to develop new bioactive skin substitutes in order to mimic the skin’s native structure and allow the loading of cells (keratinocytes, fibroblasts, and stem cells), growth factors, and antimicrobial compounds. Recently, different materials have been used in the development of skin substitutes; their success is dependent on finding an appropriate material that creates a microenvironment that mimics the cellular and tissue complexity found in vivo. For this, different materials (alone or in a blend) from natural, synthetic, and semi-synthetic origins have been characterized and used.
The forthcoming Special Issue of Materials aims to follow new advances in the attractive field of skin tissue engineering. It is our pleasure to invite you to contribute your research article, communication, or review to this Special Issue.
Dr. Paula Coutinho
Dr. Maximiano Ribeiro
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- skin substitutes
- wound healing
- materials
- tissue engineering
