Bio‑Inspired Design and Modeling for Materials, Structures, and Engineering
A Special Issue of Biomimetics (ISSN 2313-7673) belonging to the section "Biomimetics of Materials and Structures".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2027 | Viewed by 58
Editors
Interests: topology optimization; energy-absorbing structures; bionic designs
Interests: bio-inspired materials and structures; crashworthiness design; multi-scale computation
Interests: topology optimization; biomechanics; biomimetics; biomorphogenesis; mechanical design
Interests: soft matter; complex multicomponent systems; self-assembly and self-organization; bionic fabrication and advanced manufacturing; smart materials and flexible devices; structure–function integration; scale effects and dimensional effects; nanomaterials and nanotechnology; surface chemistry of natural nanocrystals; biomaterials; drug delivery and bioimaging diagnosis
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Biological materials and structures possess outstanding capabilities in load bearing, impact resistance, energy absorption, damage tolerance, adaptability, and multifunctionality. Such inherent natural characteristics offer valuable insights for addressing engineering challenges involving complex structures, multiscale behaviors, and performance‑driven design. Bio‑inspired design and modeling translate these biological principles and mechanisms into computational and theoretical models, design methodologies, and optimization strategies, providing a bridge between biology, mechanics, materials science, and engineering.
This Special Issue aims to highlight recent advances in bio‑inspired design and modeling for advanced materials and structures. It focuses on how biological principles and mechanisms can be translated into modeling approaches, optimization methods, and design strategies for solving complex mechanical and structural problems and developing high‑performance engineering systems.
Dr. Jiao Jia
Dr. Jianxing Hu
Dr. Yi Rong
Prof. Dr. Jin Huang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- bio-inspired materials and structures
- bio-inspired design and modeling methods
- bio-inspired design and optimization methods
- bio-inspired optimization methods
- biomimetics
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