MedComm ‐ Biomaterials and Applications announcement

Abstract

“MedComm - Biomaterials and Applications” is a sister journal of “MedComm”. “MedComm” as a successful pioneering work is a comprehensive online open-access journal. The journal highlights original findings that contribute to further understanding of pathogenesis, or to improve the diagnosis and treatment of human disease. Interdisciplinary research using methods from molecular biology, cell biology, chemistry, pharmacology, or materials science is particularly encouraged to address clinical, basic, and translational medical problems. For different subject areas, we have established the MedComm series of sister journals. As one of its sister journals, “MedComm - Biomaterials and Applications” is committed to publishing a series of cutting-edge research results related to biomaterials in the medical field. Biomaterials are materials that interact with biological systems and are used in the field of biomedicine. Biomaterials have become increasingly important due to their significant impact on the biomedical field, playing important roles in drug delivery, tissue engineering, gene carriers, biosensors, and more. Throughout history, metal-based biomaterials have been used in stomatology and other fields more than 2000 years ago. Then with the development of materials science, synthetic biomaterials emerged, and the application of materials in the biological field was further expanded. For example, polyester was used in vascular stents, and polyether-urethanes were used in artificial hearts. However, biocompatibility, degradability, security, and so on remain some of its key concerns. The use of biodegradable organic polymers as drug delivery systems has made a breakthrough in the research of biomaterials and after about 50 years of development, biomaterials have been prepared into various hydrogel systems, micronanoparticles, spun fibers, and so forth to meet various conceivable biomedical applications. “MedComm - Biomaterials and Applications” is also an online open-access journal that focuses on solving current medical problems with novel biomaterials. Biomaterials have been widely used in the medical field. “MedComm - Biomaterials and Applications” is committed to publishing original cutting-edge research, including the application of biomaterials in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases, application in tissue engineering, biological response of biomaterials in vivo, development of biomaterials in clinic, basic and translational research of biomaterials, and so forth. Biomaterials include but are not limited to polymer nanoparticles, bioceramics, hydrogels, liposomes, three-dimensional printed materials, inorganic nanoparticles, spun fiber, and so forth. Our goal is to deepen the research on biomaterials in the medical field and create an authoritative interdisciplinary platform, involving materials science, chemistry, biology, pharmacy, medicine, and other multidisciplinary fields. In embracing these developments, we must also practice sustainability and environmental issues, both as a priority. Research articles, letters, and review papers are open to authors to submit their cutting-edge work in the field of medicine, and we will also invite experts to publish cutting-edge reviews in this area. In addition, news, views, and highlights will be provided from time to time, commenting on the latest research progress of biomaterials in the medical field, and timely resolving controversial topics on biomaterials. With the gradual development and progress of various fields, new therapeutic targets and new scientific problems are continuously revealed and proposed, and solutions to these medical problems are also emerging. Biomaterials will be indispensable in solving these problems as one of the solutions. We stand on the surface of the earth, look up at the starry sky, and keep thinking, pursuing, and exploring. We work at the interface between physical science, life science, engineering and medicine, and allied disciplines, always conscious of global societal impact and patient benefit. Scientists will continue to explore new biological materials on the earth and even in the universe to solve current and upcoming medical problems. “MedComm - Biomaterials and Applications” provides a platform for students, scientists, engineers, and clinicians in materials science, biology, pharmacy, chemistry, and medicine to share their research and findings in this interdisciplinary field, providing researchers with valuable and useful academic information.