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Editorial Board Members' Collection Series: Biomimetics of Materials, Functions, Structures and Processes 2025

A special issue of Biomimetics (ISSN 2313-7673). This special issue belongs to the section "Biomimetics of Materials and Structures".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 1 March 2026 | Viewed by 1628

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Prof. Dr. Thomas Speck

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Plant Biomechanics Group, Botanic Garden, Faculty of Biology, University of Freiburg, Schänzlestraße 1, D 79104 Freiburg, Germany
Interests: functional morphology and biomechanics of plants; plant–animal interactions; bioinspired materials systems, structures, and surfaces; phylogeny of plants and functional structures; paleobotany; scientific education and training in botanic gardens
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Prof. Dr. Candan Tamerler

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Department of Mechanical Engineering and Institute for Bioengineering Research, University of Kansas, 1530 W 15th St Learned Hall Lawrence, Lawrence, KS 66045, USA
Interests: bio-nano interfaces; bio-nanotechnology; surfaces; biomaterials; tissue engineering; nano-biosensors; biocatalysis molecular biomimetics; bioengineering
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce a new Special Issue, titled “Editorial Board Members' Collection Series: Biomimetics of Materials, Functions, Structures and Processes 2025”, which will collect papers invited by our Editorial Board Members.

The aim of this Special Issue is to provide a venue for networking and communication between Biomimetics and scholars in the fields of biomimetic materials addressing function, structures and processes. This Special Issue will include papers offering a fundamental understanding of biological materials, translating nature’s design principles in solving engineering challenges through innovative materials with fascinating structures, properties and functions that combine bio-based, bio-hybrid and synthetic approaches and processes enabling us to mimic biological structures and introduce biological functions. All papers will be published open access following peer review.

Prof. Dr. Thomas Speck
Prof. Dr. Candan Tamerler
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

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.

Keywords

  • bioinspired materials
  • bioinspired structures
  • biomimetic processing

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Semi-Automatic System for ZnO Nanoflakes Synthesis via Electrodeposition Using Bioinspired Neuro-Fuzzy Control
by Yazmín Mariela Hernández-Rodríguez, Yunia Veronica Garcia-Tejeda, Esperanza Baños-López and Oscar Eduardo Cigarroa-Mayorga
Biomimetics 2025, 10(10), 712; https://doi.org/10.3390/biomimetics10100712 - 21 Oct 2025
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This research presents the development and characterization of a semi-automatic electrophoretic deposition (EPD) system designed for the synthesis of zinc oxide (ZnO) microstructures, utilizing a bioinspired neuro-fuzzy control strategy (ANFIS). The system was designed based on a chemical reactor regulated by electricity in [...] Read more.
This research presents the development and characterization of a semi-automatic electrophoretic deposition (EPD) system designed for the synthesis of zinc oxide (ZnO) microstructures, utilizing a bioinspired neuro-fuzzy control strategy (ANFIS). The system was designed based on a chemical reactor regulated by electricity in a potentiostate cell to automate and optimize the deposition parameters by controlling the temperature. The synthesized ZnO coatings exhibited distinctive flake-like morphology, confirmed via Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), X-Ray Diffraction (XRD), and Energy-Dispersive X-Ray Spectroscopy (EDS), validating their morphological uniformity and compositional consistency. The implemented ANFIS controller was trained using experimentally acquired data, making a correlation with the properties of the sample, thickness and porosity, also employed as inputs of the system. The system exhibited high accuracy in predicting optimal deposition conditions for ZnO nanoflakes obtention, specifically in the temperature-dependent variations in thickness and porosity employed as reference to establish four classes of working sets based on the density of ZnO flakes in the substrate. Results indicate that the bioinspired neuro-fuzzy control substantially enhances the adaptability and predictive capabilities of the electrophoretic deposition process, making it a versatile tool suitable for various applications requiring precise microstructural characteristics. Future directions include further refinement of the control system, incorporation of digital sensing technologies, and potential expansion of the platform to accommodate other functional materials and complex deposition scenarios. Full article
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Survival Is Skin Deep: Toughness of the Outer Cactus Stem with Insights for Technical Envelopes
by Patricia Soffiatti, Natália O. Bonfante, Maria Clara L. Jaculiski and Nick P. Rowe
Biomimetics 2025, 10(8), 487; https://doi.org/10.3390/biomimetics10080487 - 23 Jul 2025
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Cacti are of interest for new bio-inspired technologies because of their remarkable adaptations to extreme environments. Recently, they have inspired functional designs from nano fibres to optimised buildings and architectures. We investigate the diversity of cactus skin properties in terms of toughness and [...] Read more.
Cacti are of interest for new bio-inspired technologies because of their remarkable adaptations to extreme environments. Recently, they have inspired functional designs from nano fibres to optimised buildings and architectures. We investigate the diversity of cactus skin properties in terms of toughness and resistance to cutting damage. Cacti are well known for their extreme adaptations to harsh environments, with soft, fleshy stems that expand and contract with water uptake and storage. This functioning is made possible by an extendable outer envelope (skin) and a fluted 3-dimensional structure of the stem. We explore the mechanical toughness and underlying structural organisation of the cactus skin in four species of cactus showing different growth forms. The toughness properties of the cactus skin is only one part of a multi-functional structure for surviving in extreme environments. The study suggests that survival involves a relatively “light” investment of tough materials in the outer envelope instead of a rigid “defensive” layer. This is capable of elastic deformation and enables water storage in challenging, arid environments. The main purpose of this article is to demonstrate the diversity of skin toughness and underlying structures in the biological world as providing potential new designs for technical envelopes. Full article
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