Bio-Inspired Adhesive Interfaces for Next-Generation Biomedical and Wearable Technologies
A special issue of Biomimetics (ISSN 2313-7673). This special issue belongs to the section "Biomimetic Surfaces and Interfaces".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 July 2026 | Viewed by 32
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Bio-inspired adhesion has emerged as a transformative approach to addressing one of the most significant challenges in biomedical and wearable technologies: creating reliable, comfortable, and durable interfaces between technological devices and the human body. Traditional adhesives often fail to maintain secure attachment to biological tissues, particularly under wet conditions, during movement, or over extended periods. This limitation has impeded the performance of medical devices, wearable sensors, and therapeutic systems that require stable integration with the body. Bio-inspired adhesives draw upon principles evolved in nature over millions of years, where organisms have developed sophisticated mechanisms to attach firmly to various surfaces under challenging environmental conditions.
Despite substantial progress, important challenges remain in achieving long-term bio-integration, ensuring reliable performance under real-world conditions, and navigating regulatory pathways. Addressing these challenges will require continued interdisciplinary collaboration across biology, materials science, engineering, and clinical medicine. As research in this field advances, bio-inspired adhesive interfaces are poised to play an increasingly important role in the development of next-generation healthcare technologies that seamlessly integrate with the human body, providing continuous monitoring, targeted treatment, and enhanced quality of life for people across a wide range of conditions.
In this Special Issue, we welcome original research articles and reviews on bio-inspired adhesion and its biomedical applications. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Natural adhesive mechanisms and biological inspiration;
- Material development and functional properties;
- Applications in biomedical and wearable technologies.
We look forward to receiving your contributions and advancing the field of bio-inspired adhesion toward a more advanced stage.
Dr. Changshun Hou
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- biological inspiration
- adhesive interface
- wet adhesion
- tissue repair
- health monitoring
- drug delivery
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