Design of Novel Structures and Materials for Enhancing Osseointegration of Biomedical Implants
A special issue of Designs (ISSN 2411-9660). This special issue belongs to the section "Bioengineering Design".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2026 | Viewed by 180
Special Issue Editor
Interests: metal and polymer additive manufacturing; design of new materials and structures for customized biomedical implants; multimaterial additive manufacturing; metal powder production and processing; laser-powder bed fusion of functionalized materials; post-process heat treatments and surface finishing methods; design of new additively manufactured structures
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
As the advent of disruptive fabrication technologies such as additive manufacturing enabled almost infinite possibilities of materials and design customization of the produced parts, many industrial sectors started to pursue new levels of product personalization based on the market needs, also using manufacturing routes more oriented to sustainability and a wiser use of raw materials.
Consequently, this Special Issue falls within this context, focusing on the case of biomedical implants. Despite the current scenario on the topic witnessing a consistent number of personalized manufacturing possibilities, the aim of this Special Issue is to create a dedicated forum on the subject matter, helping both researchers and industrial parties gain insights on new biomedical implant manufacturing possibilities by pursuing the routes of enhancing their physical structures and/or by designing new material properties.
This Special Issue is then focused on the new possible manufacturing routes of biomedical implants, according to the new possibilities offered by the vast current knowledge on material science and digital manufacturing technologies. For the same goal, it also contemplates new and strong interdisciplinary approaches aimed at defining novel materials and designs applicable in the biomedical field.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, novel materials and designs to be implemented in additive manufacturing processes, considering the following specific aspects: new polymeric and metallic materials and alloys, materials customization and functionalization through mixing, process optimization, new designs, new and interdisciplinary testing protocols for biomedical implants and process routes that enhance sustainability.
Dr. Andrea El Hassanin
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- novel manufacturing routes
- additive manufacturing
- biomedical implants
- custom materials
- optimized 3D design
- novel testing methods
- sustainability
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