Advances in Functional Textiles and Wearable Devices for Biomedical Applications
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Biomedical Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2026 | Viewed by 161
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Interests: development of protein-based cosmetics; protein engineering; protein expression; hair as an analytical tool; in vitro culture of cells and screening of molecules bioactivity
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Interests: proteins for surfaces’ functionalization; enzymatic polymerization; enzymatic reactions; deep eutectic solvents for extraction, cosmetics and textile applications
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Recent advances in materials science, textile engineering, biotechnology, and electronics have enabled the emergence of functional textiles and wearable devices as active platforms for biomedical applications. Beyond their traditional roles, textiles are now being engineered as active platforms capable of sensing, responding, and interacting dynamically with the human body and its environment. This Special Issue aims to highlight recent advances in the design, fabrication, and integration of biofunctional, therapeutic, and smart textiles for healthcare, diagnostics, therapy, cosmetics, and human–machine interfacing. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following: textiles functionalized with bioactive compounds, antimicrobial-antioxidant and wound-healing fabrics, cosmetotextiles, textile-based biosensors, stimuli-responsive and adaptive materials, energy-harvesting and self-powered wearables, and integrated electronic and photonic textile systems. By bringing together interdisciplinary contributions from academia and industry, this Special Issue seeks to provide a comprehensive overview of emerging technologies, fundamental mechanisms, and application-driven innovations shaping the future of biomedical textiles and wearable systems. Original research articles, reviews, and perspective papers are welcomed from researchers across academia and industry.
Dr. Artur Ribeiro
Dr. Carla Silva
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- functional textiles
- therapeutic textiles
- smart textiles
- sustainable biomedical textiles
- wearable biomedical devices
- stimuli-responsive textiles
- cosmetotextiles
- textile-based biosensors
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