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Metals and Metal Oxides for Advanced Biomedical Applications

A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Materials Chemistry".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 January 2022) | Viewed by 315

Special Issue Editor

School of Biological Sciences, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA 71272, USA
Interests: cancer biomaterials; bioengineering; implant design; surface modification; targeted drug delivery; tissue engineering; 3D printing
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

I hope this message finds you and your family and friends safe and in good health during these challenging times. I am reaching out to let you know that we are organizing a Special Issue on “Metals and Metal Oxides for Advanced Biomedical Applications”, and you may have an interest in contributing a manuscript on your latest research. In this Special Issue, we will focus on metal nanoparticles and metal oxides and their many applications in biomedicine, from diagnostics to tissue regeneration. The use of metal nanoparticles in biomaterials provides a means to significantly improve the performance of many materials. When these nanoparticles are combined with specific polymers, the resulting nanocomposites often have unique features and properties that can be fine-tuned for particular applications. Some metal nanoparticles are known to have bactericidal effects due to their high surface-to-volume ratio and small size, which allows them to interact with bacterial cell membranes rather than the release of metal ions into solution closely. Copper, silver, and zinc nanoparticles, in particular, are crucial in many applications, but they are also known for their excellent antimicrobial properties. Other metal nanoparticles (copper, magnesium, and zinc) can enhance tissue regeneration in many tissues and are used in drug delivery and targeted drug delivery. We very much look forward to receiving a submission from you and your colleagues.

Prof. Dr. David Mills
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Molecules is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2700 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • 3D printing
  • bioprinting
  • biomedicine
  • metal nanoparticles

Published Papers

There is no accepted submissions to this special issue at this moment.
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