Special issue: Biopolymer-based materials for biomedical engineering

Abstract

In the field of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine (TERM), the use of traditional

biomaterials capable of integrating the host tissue to promote the healing and

regenerative process while it degrades has become less and less a focus of inspiration.

The current trend is to increase the complexity of the host materials in order to better

emulate the extracellular microenvironment of heathy and disease tissues. Thus, the

combination of materials engineering with other emerging fields, such as nanotechnology,

cell and molecular therapy, and precision medicine, can allow for the development of

innovative biopolymer-based scaffolds for specific biomedical approaches.