Bio-Inspired Materials and Structures for Impact Resistance and Energy Absorption
A special issue of Biomimetics (ISSN 2313-7673). This special issue belongs to the section "Biomimetics of Materials and Structures".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 20
Special Issue Editors
Interests: impact dynamics; composite materials; 3D printed materials; energy absorption structures; shock waves
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Interests: aircraft lightweight design; advanced composite materials; bio-inspired materials; impact dynamics
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
“Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.” — Albert Einstein.
This insight captures the essence of biomimetics: by studying and emulating nature’s structural solutions, we can unlock new pathways to engineer materials with exceptional mechanical performance. Nature offers a wealth of elegant and efficient strategies to withstand extreme mechanical and environmental conditions. Biological systems—ranging from the tough yet flexible scales of fish to the hierarchical architectures of bone and nacre—have long inspired the design of novel materials and structures. In recent years, bio-inspired engineering has emerged as a promising approach to creating lightweight, high-strength, and energy-efficient materials that can effectively resist impact and dissipate energy.
This Special Issue aims to provide an interdisciplinary platform for researchers to share recent advancements in the design, fabrication, and characterization of bio-inspired materials and structures tailored for enhanced dynamic mechanical behavior, impact resistance, and energy absorption. Topics of interest include but are not limited to, hierarchical and gradient structures, architected cellular and lattice materials, metamaterials with tailored mechanical responses, and the use of additive manufacturing in replicating bio-inspired designs.
We invite original research articles, comprehensive reviews, and case studies that explore novel biomimetic strategies to create impact-resistant and energy-absorbing materials and structures. Submissions that integrate multiple methodologies or disciplines, such as mechanics, materials science, biology, and manufacturing, are particularly encouraged. Through this Special Issue, we hope to foster cross-disciplinary dialog and accelerate the translation of nature-inspired concepts into practical applications in defense, aerospace, automotive, and biomedical sectors.
Dr. Hongxu Wang
Dr. Caizheng Wang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- biomimetics
- bioinspiration
- impact resistance
- energy absorption
- crashworthiness
- dynamic behavior
- metamaterials
- lattice structures
- hierarchical materials
- composite materials
- functionally graded materials
- additive manufacturing
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