Bioactive Materials Best Paper Award 2024

Published 16 January, 2025

The Best Paper Award is a highly esteemed accolade bestowed upon researchers who have published articles with remarkable metrics in Bioactive Materials. This award is strictly merit-based, and the criteria for selection stipulate that the paper must be regarded as making a substantial contribution to the field of bioactive materials.

Congratulations to the 2024 Winners

The Best Paper Award Committee of Bioactive Materials has conferred the following 2024 Best Paper Awards, based on nominations submitted by the committee itself.

NO.	Article Title
1	Developing natural polymers for skin wound healing
2	Decellularized extracellular matrix biomaterials for regenerative therapies: Advances, challenges and clinical prospects
3	Ultrasound-triggered biomimetic ultrashort peptide nanofiber hydrogels promote bone regeneration by modulating macrophage and the osteogenic immune microenvironment
4	A tough, antibacterial and antioxidant hydrogel dressing accelerates wound healing and suppresses hypertrophic scar formation in infected wounds
5	Magnetic nanoparticles for ferroptosis cancer therapy with diagnostic imaging
6	A bioactive composite hydrogel dressing that promotes healing of both acute and chronic diabetic skin wounds
7	SERS sensing for cancer biomarker: Approaches and directions
8	AI-enabled organoids: Construction, analysis, and application
9	Reprogramming macrophages via immune cell mobilized hydrogel microspheres for osteoarthritis treatments
10	Versatile dopamine-functionalized hyaluronic acid-recombinant human collagen hydrogel promoting diabetic wound healing via inflammation control and vascularization tissue regeneration
11	Biomaterial scaffolds in maxillofacial bone tissue engineering: A review of recent advances
12	3D-printed tri-element-doped hydroxyapatite/ polycaprolactone composite scaffolds with antibacterial potential for osteosarcoma therapy and bone regeneration
13	Collagen fibril-like injectable hydrogels from self-assembled nanoparticles for promoting wound healing
14	Boosting cartilage repair with silk fibroin-DNA hydrogel-based cartilage organoid precursor
15	Biofabrication methods for reconstructing extracellular matrix mimetics
16	Stimuli-responsive peptide assemblies: Design, self-assembly, modulation, and biomedical applications
17	Manganese molybdate nanodots with dual amplification of STING activation for cycle treatment of metalloimmunotherapy
18	Design and fabrication of customizable microneedles enabled by 3D printing for biomedical applications
19	Copper ion/gallic acid MOFs-laden adhesive pomelo peel sponge effectively treats biofilm-infected skin wounds and improves healing quality
20	Embedded 3D bioprinting - An emerging strategy to fabricate biomimetic & large vascularized tissue constructs
21	Double hits with bioactive nanozyme based on cobalt-doped nanoglass for acute and diabetic wound therapies through anti-inflammatory and pro-angiogenic functions
22	NK cell-based tumor immunotherapy
23	Biomedical applications of engineered heparin-based materials
24	Piezoelectric hydrogel for treatment of periodontitis through bioenergetic activation
25	Integrating coaxial electrospinning and 3D printing technologies for the development of biphasic porous scaffolds enabling spatiotemporal control in tumor ablation and osteochondral regeneration
26	Exosome regulation of immune response mechanism: Pros and cons in immunotherapy
27	Full-thickness osteochondral defect repair using a biodegradable bilayered scaffold of porous zinc and chondroitin sulfate hydrogel
28	Cartilage-inspired self-assembly glycopeptide hydrogels for cartilage regeneration via ROS scavenging
29	Combination of biodegradable hydrogel and antioxidant bioadhesive for treatment of breast cancer recurrence and radiation skin injury
30	Adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are a superior cell source for bone tissue engineering
31	Hypoxia endothelial cells-derived exosomes facilitate diabetic wound healing through improving endothelial cell function and promoting M2 macrophages polarization
32	DNA tetrahedral nanostructures for the biomedical application and spatial orientation of biomolecules
33	From oncolytic peptides to oncolytic polymers: A new paradigm for oncotherapy
34	Research advances of nanomaterials for the acceleration of fracture healing
35	Enhancing drug penetration in solid tumors via nanomedicine: Evaluation models, strategies and perspectives
36	Intravesical chemotherapy synergize with an immune adjuvant by a thermo-sensitive hydrogel system for bladder cancer
37	A nanoenzyme-modified hydrogel targets macrophage reprogramming-angiogenesis crosstalk to boost diabetic wound repair
38	An olsalazine nanoneedle-embedded inulin hydrogel reshapes intestinal homeostasis in inflammatory bowel disease
39	Multifunctional nanocomposites modulating the tumor microenvironment for enhanced cancer immunotherapy
40	Heterogeneous DNA hydrogel loaded with Apt02 modified tetrahedral framework nucleic acid accelerated critical-size bone defect repair
41	Progress in regulating inflammatory biomaterials for intervertebral disc regeneration
42	In situ immunomodulation of tumors with biosynthetic bacteria promote anti-tumor immunity
43	A paintable and adhesive hydrogel cardiac patch with sustained release of ANGPTL4 for infarcted heart repair
44	Extracellular vesicles in nanomedicine and regenerative medicine: A review over the last decade
45	Ca & Mn dual-ion hybrid nanostimulator boosting anti-tumor immunity via ferroptosis and innate immunity awakening
46	NIR-enhanced Pt single atom/g-C3N4 nanozymes as SOD/CAT mimics to rescue ATP energy crisis by regulating oxidative phosphorylation pathway for delaying osteoarthritis progression
47	Oral TNF-α siRNA delivery via milk-derived exosomes for effective treatment of inflammatory bowel disease
48	Extracellular matrix-derived materials for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine: A journey from isolation to characterization and application
49	Targeted therapy of kidney disease with nanoparticle drug delivery materials
50	Silk fibroin-based inks for in situ 3D printing using a double crosslinking process

Selection Process

The 2024 Bioactive Materials Best Paper Awards are determined by a specialized committee composed of experienced members of the community. This award acknowledges exceptional work among the pool of papers accepted in 2024. The Best Paper Award Committee thoroughly reviews the nominations and selects the top-tier papers, taking into account factors such as the potential impact on society, the significance of the findings, the conceptual contributions made, and the technical challenges surmounted, among others.

What the Award Entails

The award consists of:

An official certificate.
An invitation to contribute an article to Bioactive Materials with the Article Processing Charge (APC) waived, as a means of commemorating the selection. The profiles of the award winners will be permanently featured on our website.

Please contact the publisher, Jessica Wang (Jessica.wang@keaipublishing.com), to obtain the electronic certificate.

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