Hybrid Materials for Biomedical Applications
A special issue of Ceramics (ISSN 2571-6131).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2025 | Viewed by 77
Special Issue Editor
Interests: CAD/CAM; ceramics; composite resins; microstructure; dental restorative materials and devices; tissue scaffolds
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Hybrid ceramic materials are composite structures that integrate ceramics with polymers, metals, or bioactive molecules. They are an emerging class of biomaterials designed to overcome the limitations of traditional ceramics in biomedical applications. While ceramics such as hydroxyapatite, zirconia, and bioactive glass offer excellent biocompatibility, mechanical strength, and osteoconductivity, they often suffer from brittleness and limited functionalization. Hybridization addresses these challenges by combining ceramics with flexible, bioresponsive, or degradable components.
Biomedical applications of hybrid ceramics include the following:
- Bone regeneration and repair: Ceramic–polymer hybrids enhance mechanical compatibility with bone while enabling controlled degradation and drug release;
- Dental restorations: Hybrid ceramic-based materials offer improved fracture toughness and esthetics;
- Drug delivery systems: Functionalized ceramics serve as carriers for antibiotics, growth factors, and anti-cancer agents, allowing localized and sustained release;
- Tissue engineering scaffolds: Hybrid materials can be tailored for porosity, strength, and bioactivity to support tissue growth and vascularization.
Recent advances focus on the 3D printing of hybrid materials, surface functionalization for cell targeting, and nanocomposite development for enhanced multifunctionality.
Prof. Dr. Russell Giordano
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- polymer–ceramic composites
- CAD/CAM-fabricated devices
- bioactive ceramics
- bone tissue engineering
- drug delivery systems
- scaffolds
- nanocomposites
- biocompatibility
- mechanical reinforcement
- surface functionalization
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