Biomaterials: Recent Advances and Applications
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 April 2026 | Viewed by 11
Special Issue Editor
Interests: thin films; polymers; material characterization; polymer engineering; nanomaterials; polymer science; thermal analysis; biomaterials; polymer synthesis; DSC
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Biomaterials represent a dynamic and rapidly evolving advancement in science and engineering, with profound implications for medicine, biotechnology, environmental monitoring, and materials innovation. Advances in synthesis, processing, and characterization have enabled the design of materials that interact intelligently with biological systems in order to promote regeneration, sense physiological changes, and mimick the properties of tissue. In parallel, computational and data-driven approaches have emerged as powerful tools able to accelerate discovery and understand biomaterial behavior at multiple scales.
We are pleased to invite you to contribute to this Special Issue, which aims to showcase novel developments in the design, development, and application of biomaterials, with a particular emphasis on interdisciplinary and translational work. We especially encourage submissions that integrate experimental methods with machine learning, modeling, or high-throughput analysis to advance the field, and welcome the submission of original research articles and reviews.
The scope of this Special Issue includes, but is not limited to, the following topics:
- Machine learning and computational modeling for biomaterial discovery and optimization;
- Bioimaging, biosensing, and image-based analysis of biomaterial systems;
- Biomaterials for tissue engineering, regenerative medicine, and drug delivery;
- Structure–property–function relationships in soft and hybrid biomaterials.
We look forward to receiving your contributions and to advancing the field of biomaterials together.
Dr. Prateek Verma
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- biomaterials
- tissue engineering
- regenerative medicine
- computational modeling
- machine learning
- biosensors
- bioimaging
- molecular design
- structure–property relationships
- drug delivery
- biomedical engineering
- high-throughput screening
- smart materials
- medical diagnostics
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