Biomimetic External Prostheses Linked to Implantable Electronics: From Manufacturing and Processing to Overall Characterization, Biological Assessment, and Ethical Challenges
A special issue of Biomimetics (ISSN 2313-7673). This special issue belongs to the section "Biomimetic Design, Constructions and Devices".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 March 2025) | Viewed by 1041
Special Issue Editors
Interests: biomaterials processing; assessment and application; biomimetics; biomechanics; interaction of human cells and biomaterials; stem and bone cells cultures; tissue regeneration; artificial organs and implantable devices
Interests: implantable electrodes; electronic biomaterials and devices; nanotechnology; biomedical sensors; environmental sensors
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue focuses on novel medical devices that allow for a connection between an external prosthesis and an implantable device. The fabrication of such a system involves key steps associated with regulations and standards, innovations of multifunctional components, biomimetic design, complex characterization with customized lab devices, powering electronics, enabling implantable devices’ biointegration and overall assessment. The challenges are related to providing an optimum design that will harmonically fit with human patterns and offer the patient both comfort and rehabilitation functions. The purpose is to generate knowledge about the fabrication process, evaluation, and implementation of a medical device made of at least one external and one internal component linked to the body. The topics should be around innovative medical devices, with a focus on external and internal structures involving electronics or internal lab-on-a-chip accessories with applications in the rehabilitation of amputees and paralyzed persons, tissue regeneration, or artificial organ construction. Topics include the following:
- Standards, regulations, and ethical challenges;
- Design and manufacturing processes;
- Mechanical/thermomechanical characterization;
- Electronic performance assessment;
- Biologic performance assessment;
- Processing of components for property improvement and multifunctionality;
Dr. Diana V. Portan
Dr. Carmen Moldovan
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- implantable devices
- biomimetic biomaterials
- biomedical electronics
- powered exoskeletons
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