Dear Prof. He,

I hope this email finds you well. I am writing to you, on behalf of Editor-in-Chief Luigi Ambrosio, in order to invite you to submit a review article on the subject of “Mechanical properties and structure design of degradable scaffolds” to the Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine (https://www.springer.com/materials/biomaterials/journal/10856 ). This is a tentative title, so please do feel free to suggest an edit as you see fit.

I attended 2019 C-TERM in Jinan last weekend and I was impressed by your wonderful talk on 3D bioprinting, especially the degradable scaffolds as the promising prostheses. We feel that you would be particularly well-placed to write a review on this topic, in light of your extensive body of work on the subject. We would be happy for you to write this with a colleague if you prefer to do so.

Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine, as former official journal of European Society for Biomaterials, has carried a long tradition of publishing authoritative biomaterials research for almost 30 years. Prof. Liu Changsheng is one of associate editors of this journal. It covers the science and technology of biomaterials and their applications as medical or dental implants, prostheses and devices. The journal has Open Access option, ensuring that your review will be widely read. All submissions, including those that are commissioned, will be subject to peer review. We will also provide authors with editorial support throughout the writing and peer review process.

Would you be interested in writing this review for us? We would be delighted if you would accept the invitation. Even if you are unable to write for us at this time, we would be very interested to hear your feedback on the suggestion and any ideas you might have for alternative authors.

I look forward to hearing whether or not you would be willing to write this review for Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to get in contact.

Thank you for your time,

Molly Yu

Xiaoqian Yu, Ph.D.

Journal Development Editor, Materials Science/Chemistry

Springer, a part of Springer Nature

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Email: molly.yu@springernature.com