Biological and Bioinspired Materials and Structures: 2nd Edition
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 December 2025 | Viewed by 980
Special Issue Editors
Interests: nanomaterials and nanotechnology; soft bioelectronics; self-healing polymeric materials; surface engineering of functional materials; bionic structure and advanced manufacturing; structure–function integration
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Interests: soft matter; complex multicomponent systems; self-assembly and self-organization; bionic fabrication and advanced manufacturing; smart materials and flexible devices; structure–function integration; scale effects and dimensional effects; nanomaterials and nanotechnology; surface chemistry of natural nanocrystals; biomaterials; drug delivery and bioimaging diagnosis
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Learning from nature is always worthwhile, especially in relation to understanding its strategies of fabrication and manufacturing. Inspired by biology, researchers have proposed a great number of structural materials demonstrating a high performance, but their methods of preparation may not be as smart or effective as natural ones. Thus, the aim of this Special Issue is to collect contributions from different laboratories working on biomimetic fabrication and manufacturing. By covering issues ranging from structural materials and metamaterials to photonic crystals, separation membranes, sensors, and smart polymers, this Special Issue offers an updated view of the status quo and perspectives in a rapidly developing area of technology and application research. The present collection of papers, taking advantage of the open access format, is expected to provide a paradigm of the power of biomimetic approaches for discovering new and important research avenues, as well as innovative solutions in materials and manufacturing.
To further its aims of combining basic research and applications, this Special Issue is divided into two main parts as follows:
- Part a) Materials—covering topics such as bioinspired materials; biomimetic structures; biomimetic manufacturing; mechanical biomimetics; molecular biomimetics; functional biomimetics; smart materials; and hierarchical structure design.
- Part b) Applications—including optical measuring; gas analysis; electric sensors; acoustic devices; microrobots; wearable devices; and medical supplies.
We believe that this initiative will bridge an important gap in biomimetic fabrication and manufacturing, as well as stimulating the enthusiastic contributions of leading experts within this field.
Prof. Dr. Guang Yang
Prof. Dr. Jin Huang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- biomimetic structures
- biofabrication
- structural materials
- smart devices
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