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Journal of Functional Biomaterials publishes Special Issues to create collections of papers on specific topics, with the aim of building a community of authors and readers to discuss the latest research and develop new ideas and research directions. Special Issues are led by Guest Editors, who are experts on the topic and all Special Issue submissions follow MDPI's standard editorial process. The journal’s Editor-in-Chief and/or designated Editorial Board Member will oversee Guest Editor appointments and Special Issue proposals, checking their content for relevance and ensuring the suitability of the material for the journal. The papers published in a Special Issue will be collected and displayed on a dedicated page of the journal’s website. Further information on MDPI's Special Issue policies and Guest Editor responsibilities can be found here. For any inquiries related to a Special Issue, please contact the Editorial Office.

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Advanced Dental Restorative Composite Materials

edited by Ramkumar Yadav and Anoj Meena

submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 18095 | Submission Open

Keywords: dental restorative composite materials; tribological analysis; resin composites or metal composites; direct and indirect restoration; physical and mechanical properties; thermal and thermomechanical properties; dental implant materials; filling materials; CAD/CAM resin materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Dental Biomaterials)

Spotlight on Biomedical Coating Materials

edited by Xuebin Zheng and Kai Li

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6616 | Submission Open

Keywords: orthopedic implants; coating technology; biointerfaces; surface modification; cell– surface interactions

Functionalized Polymeric Biomaterials: Design and Applications, 2nd Edition

edited by

Fivos Panetsos

and

Jose Perez-Rigueiro

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2821 | Submission Open

Keywords: silk; functionalization; tissue engineering; regenerative medicine; stem cells; crosslinker

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine)

Dental Biomaterials in Implantology and Orthodontics

edited by

Magdalena Sycińska-Dziarnowska

and

Hyo-Sang Park

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 15680 | Submission Open

Keywords: dental biomaterials; osseointegration; bioactive coatings; biocompatibility; natural biomaterials; orthodontics; implantology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Dental Biomaterials)

Cardiovascular Tissue Engineering: Current Status and Advances

edited by

Yuichi Matsuzaki

and

Ilia Fishbein

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 14743 | Submission Open

Keywords: cardiovascular regenerative medicine; tissue engineering; functional biomaterials; in vitro mechanical property; computational modeling; large animal research; clinical research

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine)

Property, Evaluation and Development of Dentin Materials

edited by

Ivana Šutej

and

Kristina Peros

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 13409 | Submission Open

Keywords: dentin; calcified tissues; mechanical properties; biomaterials; restorative materials; viscoelasticity; biomimetics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Dental Biomaterials)

Biomaterials for Management of Dental Caries and Periodontal Disease

edited by

Mohammed Zahedul Islam

and Shogo Takashiba

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 11571 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial biomaterials; bioactive dental materials; cariostatic materials; dental caries prevention; oral microbiome modulation; periodontal regeneration; remineralizing agents; translational oral health research

(This special issue belongs to the Section Dental Biomaterials)

Advances in Multifunctional Hydrogels for Biomedical Application (2nd Edition)

edited by

Cheng Hu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6145 | Submission Open

Keywords: multifunctional hydrogels; novel preparation and characterization of hydrogel system; biomedical hydrogels; drug/cell delivery; tissue repair

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine)

Advanced Bioglasses, Bioceramics and Their Composites: State of the Art and Applications

edited by

Monika Furko

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 5764 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioglasses; bioceramics; hydroxyapatite; implants; scaffolds; 3D printing; tissue regeneration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials and Devices for Healthcare Applications)

Development of Biocomposites for Bone Tissue Engineering

edited by

Nuno Alegrete

and

Maria Pia Ferraz

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 5528 | Submission Open

Keywords: biocomposites; bone tissue engineering; biodegradable polymers; bioactive ceramics; scaffold fabrication; osteogenesis; regenerative biomaterials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bone Biomaterials)

Advanced Biomaterials and Engineered Systems in Endodontics

edited by Hardik Makkar and

Nicholas G. Fischer

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5015 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive materials ; tissue-engineered dental pulp ; antimicrobial ; drug delivery; endodontic biomaterials; bioprinting ; nanomedicine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Dental Biomaterials)

Advanced Biomaterials in Cancer Therapeutics and Diagnosis

edited by

Dominik Schauenburg

and

Jeffrey J. H. Wang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4521 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomaterials; cancer research; stimuli responsive; tumor microenvironment; tumor targeting; delivery platforms; in vitro/in vivo models; clinical trials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials for Cancer Therapies)

Functional Natural, Hybrid and Bioinspired Biomaterials for Biomedical Applications

edited by

Jayaramudu Tippabattini

and

Varaprasad Kokkarachedu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2607 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural biomaterials; bio-based polymeric materials; hybrid biomaterials; bioinspired materials: design of biomimetic polymer-based devices; bio-based polymeric materials; biodegradability of polymeric materials; tissue regeneration; drug delivery systems; functional polymers; nanocomposites; regenerative medicine; wound healing; three- and four-dimensional biomaterials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine)

3D Bioprinting Materials and Technologies for Tissue Engineering

edited by

Howard Matthew

and Ruchi Sharma

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 1680 | Submission Open

Keywords: 3D bioprinting; tissue engineering; biomaterials; protein engineering; stem cells; controlled release

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine)

Next-Generation Biomaterials and Digital Innovations for Maxillofacial Reconstruction and Regeneration

edited by

Byoung-Eun Yang

Soo-Hwan Byun

and Sang-Yoon Park

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1463 | Submission Open

Keywords: maxillofacial biomaterials; craniofacial regeneration; implantable devices; nanotechnology; robotic surgery; surgical navigation; smart biomaterials; soft-tissue fillers; growth factors; digital surgery; osseointegration; regenerative technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine)

Advanced Biomaterials for Medical Implants

edited by

Benedict Rothammer

and

Max Marian

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 576 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomaterials; implants; joint replacements; medical devices; surface modifications; coatings; texturing; biotribology; biocompatibility; hemocompatibility; drug delivery; antimicrobial behavior

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials and Devices for Healthcare Applications)

3D Bioprinting Materials for Bone Tissue Engineering

edited by Nazanin Owji and Nileshkumar Dubey

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 397 | Submission Open

Keywords: 3D bioprinting; bioinks; biomaterials; scaffolds; bioprinting techniques; bone regeneration; bone repair

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine)

AI-Driven Design and Biocompatibility Assessment of Functional Biomaterials

edited by

Ioannis Liakos

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 340 | Submission Open

Keywords: predictive design; biocompatibility and toxicity prediction; optimization of manufacturing; multi-omics integration; accelerated regulatory science

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials and Devices for Healthcare Applications)

Recent Advancements in Materials for Dental Care and Prosthetics

edited by

Michele Basilicata

and

Giovanni Bruno

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 273 | Submission Open

Keywords: dental biomaterials; prosthodontic materials; restorative materials; orthodontic materials; CAD/CAM; digital dentistry; nanomaterials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Dental Biomaterials)

Recent Advances in Biomaterials for Tissue Regeneration and Functional Restoration

edited by

Ying Chen

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 266 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomaterials; tissue regeneration; functional restoration; tissue engineering; cell– material interactions; translational biomaterials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine)

Advances in Biomedical Alloys and Surface Modification (2nd Edition)

edited by

Karolina Dudek

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 165 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomedical alloys; surface modification; biocompatibility; nanomaterials; porous biomaterials; surface functionalization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Synthesis of Biomaterials via Advanced Technologies)

Polymers Materials Used in Biomedical Engineering

edited by

Xibo Yan

and Shuai Wang

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 8964 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomaterials; nanomedicines; bioimaging; biosensors and biodetection; tissue engineering; antibacterial materials; antitumor nanoagents; hydrogels; soft robotics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials and Devices for Healthcare Applications)

Biomaterials for Drug Delivery and Cancer Therapy

edited by

Wen Yang

and

Chao Qi

submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 11259 | Submission Open

Keywords: cancer therapy; cancer diagnosis; biomaterials; drug discovery; clinical translation; drug delivery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials for Drug Delivery)

Review Papers in Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine

edited by

Joana Silva-Correia

and

Vassilios Sikavitsas

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 12306 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomaterials; tissue engineering; regenerative medicine; bone regeneration; soft tissue regeneration; wound healing; scaffolds; biofabrication; bioprinting

Biomaterials: Functionalization, Diagnostics, and Modeling for Advanced Therapeutic and Regenerative Applications

edited by

Aharon Azagury

Malka Shilo

and

Udi Sarig

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 11602 | Submission Open

Keywords: functionalization; diagnostics; modeling; drug delivery; 3D bioprinting; organ on a chip; tissue engineering; regenerative medicine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine)

Recent Advances in Bone Graft Materials

edited by

Motohiro Munakata

, Yu Kataoka and

Daisuke Sato

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 7857 | Submission Open

Keywords: dental implant; graft material; bone augmentation; bone regeneration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials and Devices for Healthcare Applications)

Three-Dimensional Printing and Biomaterials for Medical Applications

edited by

Santosh Kumar Parupelli

and

Salil Desai

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5620 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomaterials; 3D printing; tissue engineering; regenerative medicine; biomedical devices

(This special issue belongs to the Section Synthesis of Biomaterials via Advanced Technologies)

Biomaterials for Hemostasis and Wound Healing Applications

edited by Shuaibing Jiang and

Jingxian Wu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5393 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomaterials; hemostasis; hemorrhage; wound healing; tissue repair; tissue regeneration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials and Devices for Healthcare Applications)

Bioactive Glass in Tissue Engineering Applications

edited by

Maziar Montazerian

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2453 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive glass; tissue engineering; osteogenesis; angiogenesis; wound healing; scaffold; computational modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials and Devices for Healthcare Applications)

Advanced Biomaterials and Biomechanics Studies in Tissue Engineering

edited by

Bruno Rego

, Alex Khang and

Prashanth Ravishankar

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1924 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomaterials; biomechanics; mechanobiology; tissue engineering; regenerative medicine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine)

Biomaterials and Strategies for Bone Regeneration and Repair

edited by

Nikola Štoković

Katarina Mužina

and Natalia Ivanjko

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1752 | Submission Open

Keywords: bone regeneration; biomaterials; bioceramics; scaffolds; tissue engineering; osteoinduction; stem cell therapies; bone morphogenetic proteins

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bone Biomaterials)

Drug- and Ion-Releasing Implants

edited by

Michael D. Roach

and

Amol V. Janorkar

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1108 | Submission Open

Keywords: drug delivery; ion releasing; controlled release; implant coatings; surface modification

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine)

Engineered Surfaces: Functionalization Approaches for Cutting-Edge Biomedical Applications

edited by

Luisa Fialho

, Diana R. Fonseca and

Fernando J. Monteiro

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 372 | Submission Open

Keywords: surface engineering; electrochemical modification; physical modification; bioinspired interfaces; biomedical alloys; polymeric biomaterials; antimicrobial surfaces/biomaterials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials and Devices for Healthcare Applications)

Advances in the Biomedical Applications of Biopolymers

edited by Ciara Buckley and Muhammad Azeem

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 319 | Submission Open

Keywords: biopolymers; tissue engineering; functional biomaterials; polymer functionalisation; regenerative medicine; bioactive scaffolds; cell– material interactions

Advanced Dental Biomaterials for Prosthodontic Applications: Functional and Biological Perspectives

edited by

Aikaterini Petropoulou

, Sofia Diamantopoulou, Maria Dimitriadi and

George Eliades

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 295 | Submission Open

Keywords: prosthodontic materials; dental ceramics; resin-based composites; digital dentistry; CAD/CAM

(This special issue belongs to the Section Dental Biomaterials)

Rethinking Bone Cements: Composite Strategies for Functional Performance

edited by

Marcin Wekwejt

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 259 | Submission Open

Keywords: composite bone cements; ceramic– polymer hybrid; bioactive functionality; biofunctional modification; bone regeneration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bone Biomaterials)

Hydrogel-Based Materials for Drug Delivery Applications

edited by

Bo Su

, Teng Chi and Yanjing Wang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 217 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogel-based materials; drug delivery; stimuli-responsive hydrogels; injectable delivery systems; nanocomposite hydrogels; biocompatibility and stability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials for Drug Delivery)

Advances in Nanomaterials for Tissue Regeneration

edited by

Derya Özhava

and

Yong Mao

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 216 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomaterials; biomaterials; tissue engineering; regenerative therapy; wound healing; skeletal muscle regeneration; stem-cell; drug delivery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine)

Innovative Biomaterials for Muscle Tissue Regeneration and Rehabilitation

edited by Koyal Garg

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 182 | Submission Open

Keywords: skeletal muscle; rehabilitation; biomaterials; conductive polymers; mechanobiology; drug delivery; growth factors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine)

State-of-the-Art Materials for Cardiovascular Tissue Engineering

edited by

Sabrina Rohringer

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 173 | Submission Open

Keywords: cardiovascular; tissue engineering; biomaterials; personalized medicine; hydrogels; 3D printing; nanomaterials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine)

Antimicrobial Biomaterials for Medical Applications

edited by

Md Amdadul Huq

and

Shahina Akter

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8852 | Submission Open

Keywords: synthesis of biomaterials; antimicrobial properties; antibacterial applications; antifungal applications; antiviral applications; antibiofilm activity; antimicrobial mechanisms of biomaterials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibacterial Biomaterials)

Reactive and Smart Biomaterials for Drug Delivery and Regenerative Medicine

edited by

Zhu Jin

and

Yin Wang

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 552 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomaterials; stimuli-responsive; targeted drug delivery; regenerative medicine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials for Drug Delivery)

Biopolymer-Based Materials for Biomedical Applications

edited by

Kupnik Kaja

and

Mateja Primožič

submission deadline 28 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 474 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant-derived materials; biopolymers; bioactivity; biocompatibility; antimicrobial materials; drug delivery systems; tissue engineering; wound healing; sustainable medicine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials and Devices for Healthcare Applications)

Emerging Trends of Nanomaterials in Biology

edited by

Tapas K. Mandal

and

Nargish Parvin

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 10252 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomaterials for drug delivery; biocompatible nanoparticles; lipid nanoparticles in medicine; nanotechnology in tissue engineering; nanomaterials for cancer therapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials and Devices for Healthcare Applications)

Metals and Alloys for Biomedical Applications (2nd Edition)

edited by

Dapeng Zhao

, Hong Wu and

Jing Bai

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8851 | Submission Open

Keywords: metallic biomaterials; biofunctionalization; mechanical properties; surface modification; dental and orthopedics materials; Ti alloys; Mg alloys

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials and Devices for Healthcare Applications)

Biomaterials for Bone Implant and Regeneration

edited by

Liuzhi Hao

and

Conrado Aparicio

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 8209 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomaterials; bone regeneration; tissue regeneration; tissue engineering; osteogenesis; controlled drug release; gene therapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bone Biomaterials)

Advanced Nanomaterials in Medicine: Innovations in Diagnostics, Therapy, and Regeneration

edited by

Rewati Raman Ujjwal

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3594 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomedicine; targeted drug delivery; theranostics; regenerative medicine; diagnostic nanotechnology; stimuli-responsive nanomaterials; biocompatible nanocarriers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials and Devices for Healthcare Applications)

Biomaterials for Nerve Repair and Regeneration: Spearheading Translational Impacts in Nerve Injury

edited by Neill Yun Li

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1871 | Submission Open

Keywords: nerve injuries; nerve surgery; nerve repair and regeneration; nerve reconstructions; nerve transfers; biomaterials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine)

Polymer-Based Materials in Biomedical Applications

edited by

Chang Liu

and Ran An

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1738 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional biomaterials; polymer-based materials; biomedical devices; biosensing technologies; biofabrication; translational medicine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials and Devices for Healthcare Applications)

Innovative Materials for Orthodontics and Prosthodontics: Paving the Way for Precision Dentistry

edited by

Inês Francisco

and

Francisco Vale

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1526 | Submission Open

Keywords: orthodontics; prosthodontics; dental materials; precision dentistry; biomaterials; smart materials; ceramic composites

(This special issue belongs to the Section Dental Biomaterials)

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