Advanced Polymeric Scaffolds for Stem Cell Engineering and Regenerative Medicine

<p>This Reprint entitled Advanced Polymeric Scaffolds for Stem Cell Engineering and Regenerative Medicine co-edited by Doctor João Carlos Silva and Professor Frederico Castelo Ferreira brings together a collection of 17 articles (1 editorial 11 original research papers and 5 literature reviews) describing the recent exciting developments of state-of-the-art polymeric biomaterial scaffolds with great potential for stem-cell-based tissue engineering applications. These contributions received from research groups from all over the world cover a wide range of topics related to polymeric scaffolds from novel bioinks for 3D bioprinting engineered hydrogels for soft tissue repair and drug delivery systems for anticancer therapies to the optimization of scaffolds' structural and mechanical properties through the use of additives or following mathematical design and in silico modeling approaches. </p><p>Overall this Special Issue provides the readers of <em>Polymers</em> with an outstanding and multidisciplinary compilation of exciting recent high-quality articles on the development of advanced polymer scaffolds for regenerative medicine applications highlighting their potential for the development of more affordable and sustainable personalized therapies.</p>