Recent Progress in Polymer-Derived Biomaterials for Orthopedic Applications

Various polymers including natural polymers and synthetic polymers (biodegradable or non-biodegradable), and their composites with ceramics or bioglasses, in the forms of pre-fabricated scaffolds or injectable hydrogels/cements, have been widely used in bone regeneration. This specific issue focuses on the recent progress in related to the development, understanding, and use of polymer-based biomaterials in the space of orthopedic applications. 

Topics include but not limited to:

• New polymers and polymeric biomaterials/devices for bone regeneration;
• Organic/inorganic hybrid self-setting bone cements;
• Instructive biomaterials that regulate metabolism, osteogenic differentiation, mineralization, vascularization, antimicrobial property, and immune response for orthopedic applications;
• Biomanufacturing, micro-/nano-fabrication, and 3D printing in orthopedic applications;
• Biomaterials-mediated mechanical stimulation for bone regeneration;
• Cell-laden scaffolds or hydrogels for bone regeneration;
• Clinical applications of polymeric bone biomaterials.

Original research articles, communications as well as review papers are all welcomed.

Please choose "VSI: Polymeric Bone Biomaterials" when submitting your paper.

Submission/Publication deadlines:

• Submission deadline: April 30, 2020
• Publication deadline: TBD

Guest Editors:

• Jinshan Guo, Southern Medical University, China
• Zhongkui Hong, University of South Dakota, USA
• Xuesong Zhu, Soochow University, China
• Chao Zhao, University of Alabama, USA
• Dongfang Zhou, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China