Biomimetic Energy-Absorbing Materials or Structures

Dear Colleagues,

The ongoing demand for more advanced materials and structures that can absorb energy efficiently has led to increased interest in biomimetic approaches. Biomimetic energy-absorbing materials and structures take inspiration from nature’s remarkable ability to manage and dissipate energy, providing innovative solutions for diverse engineering applications. This Special Issue aims to explore cutting-edge research on the design, development, and application of biomimetic materials and structures that demonstrate enhanced energy absorption capabilities.

Particularly, we are interested in energy-absorbing systems that exhibit characteristics such as adaptability, shape-morphing, tailorability, reusability, and multifunctionality. These features allow materials to adjust to varying conditions, making them ideal for applications in fields such as mechanical engineering, transportation engineering, aerospace engineering, civil engineering, ship engineering, and beyond.

Topics of Interest:

• Design, modeling, and fabrication of biomimetic energy-absorbing materials and structures.
• Nature-inspired adaptability and shape-morphing mechanisms for energy absorption.
• Tailorable biomimetic structures for specific applications in mechanical, aerospace, and civil engineering.
• Reusable and sustainable energy-absorbing materials with bioinspired designs.
• Multifunctional materials that integrate energy absorption with other functionalities (e.g., self-healing, sensing).
• Theoretical and experimental studies of bioinspired energy-absorbing mechanisms.
• Impact resistance and energy dissipation in biomimetic materials.
• Case studies applying biomimetic principles in transportation, aerospace, and ship engineering.
• Advanced manufacturing techniques (e.g., 3D printing) for bioinspired materials.

Potential Applications: Biomimetic energy-absorbing materials and structures have broad potential applications in industries requiring advanced impact resistance and energy dissipation solutions. Examples include:

• Mechanical and transportation engineering: bioinspired crash protection systems, adaptive impact-mitigating designs.
• Aerospace engineering: lightweight, multifunctional materials for aerospace structures that improve safety and performance.
• Civil engineering: adaptable structures for seismic resistance and disaster resilience in buildings and bridges.
• Ship engineering: reusable and adaptable materials for marine impact protection, enhancing safety and durability.

Dr. Kai Liu
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Biomimetics is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2200 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

• bionics
• energy absorption
• crashworthiness
• impact resistance
• SEA
• adaptability
• tailorability
• reusability