Bio-Inspired Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare

Dear Colleagues,

The convergence of artificial intelligence (AI) and biomimetics presents groundbreaking opportunities to revolutionize healthcare. By drawing inspiration from biological systems, this interdisciplinary field explores innovative solutions to address complex medical challenges. In this rapidly evolving domain, research predominantly focuses on utilizing AI to emulate adaptive mechanisms observed in nature, leading to advances in diagnostics, medical devices, and personalized treatments.

Additionally, biomimetic principles, such as those inspired by fungal networks and bionic flight dynamics, are offering new perspectives in healthcare innovation. For instance, fungal-inspired architectures are informing the development of self-healing and adaptive medical implants, while flight-inspired dynamics are influencing drone-based medical logistics. These bio-inspired solutions promise not only efficiency and resilience, but also a sustainable approach to healthcare challenges.

This Special Issue aims to bring together cutting-edge research and foster collaboration across disciplines, including AI, biomimetics, healthcare, robotics, and materials science. By integrating these diverse perspectives, we anticipate uncovering new opportunities for innovation and advancing our understanding of bio-inspired AI applications in healthcare.

We invite researchers, practitioners, and innovators to contribute original research, reviews, or case studies addressing bio-inspired AI in healthcare. Submissions may explore, but are not limited to, the following topics:

• AI-driven diagnostics inspired by natural systems;
• Bio-inspired materials for self-healing and adaptive medical devices;
• Fungal architecture-inspired healthcare applications;
• Flight-inspired robotics for medical logistics and disaster response;
• Computational modelling of bio-inspired healthcare systems;
• Sustainability and resource optimization in bio-inspired medical technologies.

Dr. Dongxu Gao
Prof. Dr. Zhaojie Ju
Guest Editors

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