Biomaterials in Regenerative Medicine

Dear Colleagues,

Biocompatible materials can play many roles in the regeneration of diseased or injured tissue. They can be designed to restore function while evading an immune response. In regenerative medicine, biomaterials interface with the body’s response to injury by inducing cell signaling and by providing structure to guide tissue growth. Discoveries in biomaterials have advanced the field of regenerative medicine by providing tools to meet the challenges of delayed or incomplete healing, as well as by creating strategies for the treatment of diseased tissue. This special issue will investigate how the current challenges in biomaterial design are being met. Reviews and research articles for this “Biomaterials in Regenerative Medicine” special issue will focus on the use of materials to improve healing and recovery in response to disease, infection, or injury. Biomaterials can be chosen for a specific application and do not need to be universally biocompatible to provide benefit. Reviews will describe the state-of-the-art in this field and can have either an application focus or a novel material focus. Research articles will present experimental results and provide evidence-based discussion on the therapeutic use of biomaterials for specific diseases or injuries based on in vivo or in vitro models. Computational models are appropriate if paired with in vitro or in vivo experiments for validation of the model.

This special issue will cover topics including:

• Active biomaterials that modulate cell signaling
• Removing barriers to normal biological function and tissue regeneration with biomaterials
• Guiding cell proliferation and location with material properties
• Enabling new therapeutic approaches with material design
• Materials that mimic natural processes or molecules to improve tissue function or healing

Dr. Jessica Amber Jennings and Dr. Josh Bush

Guest Editors

Manuscripts should be submitted via our online editorial system at https://imr.propub.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to start your submission. Manuscripts can be submitted now or up until the deadline. All papers will go through peer-review process. Accepted papers will be published in the journal (as soon as accepted) and meanwhile listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, reviews as well as short communications are preferred. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office to announce on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts will be thoroughly refereed through a double-blind peer-review process. Please visit the Instruction for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) in this open access journal is 2500 USD. Submitted manuscripts should be well formatted in good English.