Asymmetric Membranes Aimed for Wound Healing Applications
A special issue of Membranes (ISSN 2077-0375).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 October 2018)
Special Issue Editor
2. CIEPQF — Departamento de Engenharia Química, Universidade de Coimbra, Rua Sílvio Lima, 3030-790, Coimbra, Portugal
Interests: biomaterials; bone regeneration; cancer therapy; tissue engineering; wound healing
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Asymmetric membranes are anisotropic structures comprising two main layers with diverse properties, such as morphology and permeability. Usually, asymmetric membranes are characterized by a relatively dense and extremely thin top layer supported on an open, much thicker porous substructure bottom layer. These bilayered membranes have been applied for different biotechnology, biomedical and regenerative medicine related applications.
This Special Issue aims to provide the latest advances in asymmetric membranes production, characterization and functionalization to be used in the wound healing applications. In fact, asymmetric membranes are a feasible alternative to the commercial available epidermal and/or dermal substitutes that are able to protect the wound from hazardous agents as well as microorganism penetration. Simultaneously, asymmetric membranes can be used to enhance the wound healing mechanism by allowing exudate absorption, gaseous exchange and cell migration/proliferation. The scope of this issue includes, but is not limited to, new blends of materials (polymeric, ceramic, mixed matrix), methodologies, functionalization, large-scale production and future approaches for the manufacture of multifunctional membranes (i.e., membranes that can be used for sensing, imaging and/or theranostic applications) to be used as wound dressings.
Dr. Ilídio J. Correia
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- asymmetric membranes
- biomaterials
- biomedicine
- extracellular matrix
- production techniques
- skin regeneration
- skin structure
- wound dressings
