Special Issue on Microenvironment Models and Targeting Strategies

Introduction:

This special issue presents the major advances in the field of biomaterials-based in vitro microenvironment modeling for unveiling the crosstalk between cell and microenvironment; as well as smart materials-based new strategies targeting organ, tissue and cellular microenvironments for better therapeutic outcomes.

Topics covered:

• Design of in vitro 3D organ/tissue/cellular microenvironment models
• Smart biofabrication and micro-/nano-devices of organ models
• Novel materials for organoid system
• Matrix biology in tumor microenvironments
• Smart biomaterials-based strategies for targeting microenvironments
• Biomaterials for delivery of bioactive cells/drugs/RNA and regulation of microenvironments

This special issue accepts articles with in vitro studies and in vivo evaluations, pre-clinical studies, clinical translation and clinical applications of biomaterials. Scientists and clinicians are encouraged to submit manuscripts with multidisciplinary contributions.

Important Deadlines:

• Submission deadline: 1 November 2023

Guest Editors:

• Managing Guest Editor: Prof. Chun Liu, First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, China. Email: liuch393@mail.sysu.edu.cn
• Prof. Xiaoding Xu, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China. Email: xuxiaod5@mail.sysu.edu.cn
• Prof. Jianxun Ding, Key Laboratory of Polymer Ecomaterials, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China. Email: jxding@ciac.ac.cn