Recent Advances and Perspectives in Mineralization for Biomedicine
A special issue of Biomolecules (ISSN 2218-273X). This special issue belongs to the section "Bio-Engineered Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2026
Special Issue Editor
Interests: nucleation; crystallization; biomineralization; sintering; sustainable hybrid materials; ceramics; biomaterials
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Mineralization has emerged as a promising strategy toward improving the properties of biomaterials. It also occurs in many living organisms, known as biomineralization, as a part of their growth and functional development. Nevertheless, biomineralization may also have adverse health implications. The core of mineralization is the nucleation of a respective mineral phase from corresponding solute species or amorphous phases under suitable chemical, thermodynamic, and kinetic conditions, leading to the formation of crystalline materials eventually. This is a complex process influenced not only by the chemistry of mineralizing systems but also by present (bio)(macro)molecules, template/matrix structures, (nano)confinement, or even microorganisms, decisively determining the physical–chemical properties and biological response of the formed minerals. Recently, excellent results have been achieved in the field of mineralization for biomedical applications, indicating the importance of a multidisciplinary approach toward the understanding of the formation of mineralized composite structures with embedded versatile functionalities, from antibacterial to osteogenic, favorably under green, mild, and near-physiological conditions. This Special Issue intends to serve as a platform for exchanging recent achievements in the field and fostering collaboration and joint future endeavors in the biomedical field. Besides the well-known biologically relevant minerals, e.g., calcium phosphates and calcium carbonates, the scope of the Special Issue also embraces contributions related to organic–inorganic materials, iron oxyhydroxides, silicates, gold, and other bio-inspired systems, from both fundamental and applicative aspects.
Dr. Miodrag J. Lukić
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- mineralization
- nucleation
- tissue engineering
- biomolecules
- polymers
- ceramics
- composites
- biomedicine
- cold-sintering
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