Electromechanical Effects in Biomedical Science: Mechanisms, Materials, and Medical Applications
A special issue of Bioengineering (ISSN 2306-5354). This special issue belongs to the section "Nanobiotechnology and Biofabrication".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2026
Special Issue Editors
Interests: Bone remodeling and regeneration, Muscle mechanics, Data-driven modeling, Smart materials in biomedical applications, Scaffold designs, Musculoskeletal diseases, Cell biomechanics
Interests: structural analysis; FEM; active innovative structures and materials; decision making; transport technology
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Special Issue Information
Electromechanical effects have emerged as a crucial concept bridging materials science and biomedical research. While traditionally studied in engineered materials, recent discoveries have illuminated their significant role in biological behaviors particularly in bone remodeling and mechanotransduction, and their use in electroactive scaffolds for tissue engineering, medical equipment such as wearable and implantable sensors, cardiac and muscular pacing systems as well as ultrasound-mediated therapies. This interdisciplinary field is now expanding rapidly, offering transformative insights into regenerative medicine, bioelectronic interfaces, smart biomaterials, ultrasound technologies, and drug delivery systems. This special issue aims to explore the multifaceted roles of electromechanical effects in biology and medicine and bring together cutting-edge research and perspectives exploring the fundamental mechanisms, technological applications, and therapeutic potentials of electromechanical phenomena in biological contexts. We invite authors to submit original research articles and review articles that focus on (but are not limited to) the following topics:
- Mechanisms of electromechanical effects in biological tissues
- Flexoelectricity vs. piezoelectricity: comparative roles in mechanobiology
- Theoretical/computational models of biological tissues including electromechanical effects
- Multiscale modeling of biological systems with electromechanical properties
- Advanced multiphasic systems in biomechanics and mechanobiology
- Development of smart biomaterials for tissue engineering
- Piezoelectric/flexoelectric polymers and composites in biomedical devices
- Tissue regeneration via electromechanical cues
- Smart materials in wearable health monitors
- Implantable smart devices for neuromodulation
- The role of electromechanical components in soft robotics and haptics
- Smart drug delivery and diagnostics
- Measurement techniques for electromechanical properties in biological samples
- Potential of electrical stimulation-based therapies
- AI and Machine Learning integration in electromechanically-induced biomedical simulation
Dr. Melika Mohammadkhah
Dr. Dragan Zoran Zoran Marinkovic
Dr. Paula Pascoal-Faria
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Electromechanical effects
- Piezoelectricity
- Flexoelectricity
- Bone remodeling and regeneration
- Mechanobiology
- Regenerative medicine
- Smart biomaterials
- Tissue engineering
- Biomedical applications
- Electroactive Scaffold
- Computational modeling of coupled effects
- Experimental identification of electromechanical effects in tissues
- Smart drug delivery systems
- Bioelectronic medicine
- Smart medical technology
- Digital twin models for tissue engineering applications
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