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Feature Papers in Dental Biomaterials (2nd Edition)

edited by

Gianrico Spagnuolo

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10917 | Submission Open

Keywords: dentistry; biomaterials; nanomaterials; functional materials; advanced materials; polymers; composites; adhesives; ceramics; alloys; bioactive materials; resin-based materials; dental material surfaces; biofilms; regenerative dentistry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Dental Biomaterials)

Bone Regeneration and Repair Materials, 2nd Edition

edited by

Adalberto Luiz Rosa

and

Marcio Mateus Beloti

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2876 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomaterials; bone; graft; cell therapy; fixation devices; regenerative medicine; tissue engineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bone Biomaterials)

Nanofibers for Biomedical and Healthcare Applications

edited by

Sandra Varnaitė-Žuravliova

and

Julija Baltušnikaitė-Guzaitienė

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 169 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanofibers; healthcare; medical; filtration; purification

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

Advanced Functional Biomaterials in Regenerative Medicine

edited by

Andreas K. Nüssler

Sabrina Ehnert

and

Ashok Kumar

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 25716 | Submission Open

Keywords: new biomaterials in medical technology; bionanomaterials; biomaterial applications in the field of implants; biomaterial interaction and cells; (bio)material applications in the non-implant area; biocompatibility and biofunctionality; in vitro and in vivo tests; functional biomaterials; biomaterials as drug delivery agents

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

Role of Dental Biomaterials in Promoting Oral Health

edited by

Regina Maria Puppin-Rontani

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 12471 | Submission Open

Keywords: novel biomaterials; clinical applications; biomechanical considerations; emerging technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Dental Biomaterials)

Active Biomedical Materials and Their Applications, 2nd Edition

edited by

Christie Ying Kei Lung

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7636 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomedical materials; tissue regeneration and repair; antimicrobial; drug delivery; material synthesis; material characterization; biocompatibility

Cardiovascular Tissue Engineering: Current Status and Advances

edited by

Yuichi Matsuzaki

and

Ilia Fishbein

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3179 | 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)

Spotlight on Biomedical Coating Materials

edited by Xuebin Zheng and Kai Li

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3084 | Submission Open

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

Advanced Biomaterials and Oral Implantology—3rd Edition

edited by

Dominik Kraus

and

Norbert Enkling

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3076 | Submission Open

Keywords: oral implants; implant surface modifications; surface functionalization; biomaterials; clinical workflow; bone regeneration; soft tissue integration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Dental Biomaterials)

Latest Advances in Dental Materials

edited by

Siri Paulo

and

Xuebin Yang

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2179 | Submission Open

Keywords: dental materials; composites; ceramics; endodontic files; intracanal medication; bioceramic cements; implants; biomaterials; apexification

(This special issue belongs to the Section Dental Biomaterials)

Medical Implants for Biomedical Applications

edited by

Paolo De Angelis

and

Paolo Francesco Manicone

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 621 | Submission Open

Keywords: medical implants; biomaterials; biocompatibility; smart implants; implant design; personalized medicine

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

Biomaterials for Dental Reparative and Regenerative Therapies

edited by Rui Li and

Praveen R. Arany

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 373 | Submission Open

Keywords: dental biomaterials; tissue engineering; 3D printing; nanomaterials; regenerative dentistry; dental implants; dental biomechanics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Dental Biomaterials)

Biomaterials for Drug Delivery and Cancer Therapy

edited by

Wen Yang

and

Chao Qi

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 285 | 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)

Responsive and Targeted Biomaterials for Applications in Drug Delivery and Regenerative Medicine

edited by

Zhu Jin

and

Yin Wang

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 269 | Submission Open

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

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

3D Bioprinting for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine

edited by

Lokesh Narayanan

Md Ahasan Habib

and Srikanthan Ramesh

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 158 | Submission Open

Keywords: 3D printing; bioprinting; regenerative medicine; scaffolds; tissue engineering; bioinks; vascularization; tissue formation; biomaterial

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

Applications of Nanomaterials in Tissue Engineering

edited by

Martina Lenzuni

and

Michele Iafisco

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 146 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomaterials; tissue engineering; drug delivery; biocompatibility; bioactive materials; regenerative medicine; injectable biomaterials; computational modeling; nanoparticles; bio-inspired nanomaterials

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

The 15th Anniversary of JFB—Endodontic Biomaterials

edited by

João Miguel Marques dos Santos

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 125 | Submission Open

Keywords: biocompatibility; in vitro testing; in vivo testing; bioceramics; regenerative endodontics; vital pulp therapy; root canal filling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Dental Biomaterials)

Nanoparticle-Based Materials for Cancer Treatment

edited by

Girum Getachew Demissie

and Worku Batu Dirersa

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 66 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomaterials; cancer therapy; drug delivery; immunotherapy; phototherapy; multimodal imaging

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

Advanced Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery and Cancer Therapy

edited by Hongzhang Deng

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 42 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced nanoparticles; drug/gene delivery; cancer therapy; functional nanomaterials; gene delivery; targeted therapy; stimuli-responsive systems; precision oncology; translational medicine

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

Nanomaterial-Based Biosensors for Clinical Applications

edited by

Celia Toyos-Rodríguez

and

Estefanía Costa Rama

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 301 | Submission Open

Keywords: biosensors; nanomaterials; functionalization and characterization of nanomaterials; electrochemical sensors; optical sensors; clinical applications; biomarkers

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

Biomaterials and Biomechanics Modelling in Dental Implantology

edited by

Miquel Ferrer-Ballester

, Miguel Cerrolaza, Oriol Canto-Naves and Raúl Medina-Gálvez

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9514 | Submission Open

Keywords: rehabilitation biomaterials; dental prosthesis design and optimization; dental implant biomechanics; finite element modeling; stress transferring in dental implants; bone-implant interface; cyclic and impact dynamic loading; fatigue analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Dental Biomaterials)

Nanobiomaterial Mechanistic Applications in Drug Delivery and Translational Research

edited by

Suresh K. Verma

and

Mrutyunjay Suar

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8987 | Submission Open

Keywords: drug delivery; nano– bio interaction; nanomedicine; nanobiocompatibility; nanobiosensors; molecular and cellular analysis

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

Advanced Technologies for Processing Functional Biomaterials

edited by

Daniel Sola

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7453 | Submission Open

Keywords: processing; biocompatibility; surface modification; functionalization; electrospinning; laser processing; 3D printing

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

Advances in Bone Substitute Biomaterials

edited by

Michael Seidenstuecker

and

Hermann Mayr

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6372 | Submission Open

Keywords: new biomaterials; interaction biomaterials with biological systems; new production methods; additive manufacturing/3D printing; surface modifications; osteoinduction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bone Biomaterials)

Review Papers in Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine

edited by

Joana Silva-Correia

and

Vassilios Sikavitsas

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2498 | Submission Open

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

Magnetic Materials for Medical Use

edited by

Sorina Dinescu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1943 | Submission Open

Keywords: magnetic nanoparticles; magnetism; magnonics; tissue engineering; regenerative medicine; electromagnetic field; magnetic actuation; cell signalling

Surface Analyses, Physicochemical and Mechanical Properties of Dental Biomaterials (2nd Edition)

edited by

Rodrigo França

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1857 | Submission Open

Keywords: dental ceramics; dental alloys; bioceramics; polymers; composites; 3D printing dental materials; bio-inks

(This special issue belongs to the Section Dental Biomaterials)

Recent Advances in Bone Graft Materials

edited by

Motohiro Munakata

, Yu Kataoka and

Daisuke Sato

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1673 | Submission Open

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

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

Biomaterials Applied in Dental Sciences

edited by Gustavo Fernandes

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1622 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomaterials; tissue engineering; tissue regeneration; scaffolds; periodontics; implant dentistry; biocompatibility

(This special issue belongs to the Section Dental Biomaterials)

Materials and Techniques for Bone Tissue Engineering: From Scaffolds to Complex Matrices

edited by

Thiago Domingues Stocco

and

Huiliang Cao

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1264 | Submission Open

Keywords: tissue engineering; bone regeneration; biocompatible materials; tissue scaffold; 3D printing; biomimetic materials; osteogenesis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bone Biomaterials)

Biomaterials in Conservative Dentistry and Prosthodontics (2nd Edition)

edited by

Dimitrios Dionysopoulos

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 963 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomaterials; conservative dentistry; prosthodontics; bioactive glasses; tooth tissue interaction; bioceramics; bioactive composites

(This special issue belongs to the Section Dental Biomaterials)

Biomaterials in Dentistry: Current Status and Advances

edited by

Maria Pia Di Palo

Federica Di Spirito

and

Francesco Giordano

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 589 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogel; biofabrication; collagen; stem cells; oral medicine; periodontology; implantology; oral surgery; biomaterials; digital planning; tissue engineering; tissue regeneration; osseointegration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Dental Biomaterials)

Advancements in Biomaterials for Ophthalmic Therapy, Surgery, and Tissue Engineering

edited by

Kevin Yang Wu

, Merve Kulbay and

Dimitrios Karamichos

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 321 | Submission Open

Keywords: ophthalmic biomaterials; 3D bioprinting in ophthalmology; ocular tissue engineering; polymer scaffolds; ocular drug delivery; nano-based biomaterials; reconstructive oculoplastic surgery; orbital floor fracture repair; hydrogel; biocompatibility

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

Emerging Biomaterials and Technologies for Cardiovascular Disease

edited by Richard Tan

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 286 | Submission Open

Keywords: cardiovascular devices; transcatheter; endovascular; bioprosthetic; drug-elution; cardiovascular diagnostics; cardiovascular disease biomarkers; cell therapy

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

Advanced Materials and Devices for Medical Interventions

edited by

Jinke Chang

, Hubin Zhao and

Iwan Roberts

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 196 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomaterials; medical devices; additive manufacturing; nanomaterials smart implants; biofabrication

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

Silk Protein-Based Functional and Innovative Materials for Biomedical Applications

edited by

Giuseppe De Giorgio

Giuseppe Tarabella

and

Davide Vurro

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 111 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomaterials; bioengineering; bioelectronics; drug delivery platforms; three-dimensional printing; innovative manufacturing; silk proteins

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

Property, Evaluation and Development of Dentin Materials

edited by

Ivana Šutej

and

Kristina Peros

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3609 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Dental Biomaterials)

Hydroxyapatite Composites for Biomedical Application

edited by

Vladyslav Vivcharenko

and

Paulina Kazimierczak

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 11022 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydroxyapatite ceramic; scaffolds; biomaterials; biocompatibility; physico-chemical properties; composites; biomedical applications

Scaffold for Tissue Engineering

edited by

Hang Liu

and Linzhi Jing

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9394 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomaterials; tissue engineering; advanced and functional materials; 3D scaffolds; delivery platforms; in vitro models; biomedical devices; cultured meat

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

Emerging Trends of Nanomaterials in Biology

edited by

Tapas K. Mandal

and

Nargish Parvin

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3390 | 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)

Antimicrobial Biomaterials for Medical Applications

edited by

Md Amdadul Huq

and

Shahina Akter

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2122 | 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)

Women’s Special Issue Series: Functional Biomaterials (2nd Edition)

edited by

Anişoara Cîmpean

Anca Mazare

and

Hong Yang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1481 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomaterials; nanomaterials; nanostructuring; functional coatings; drug delivery systems; tissue engineering; regenerative medicine; antibacterial activity; nanomedicine; immune modulation

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

edited by

Monika Furko

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1372 | 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)

Recent Advancements in Dental Restorative Materials

edited by

Duck-Su Kim

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 754 | Submission Open

Keywords: glass ionomer; composite resin; dental adhesive; dental ceramic; dental cement

(This special issue belongs to the Section Dental Biomaterials)

Functional Nanomaterials for Gene Therapy

edited by

Rohit Sharma

and Pilar Blancafort

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 723 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional nanomaterials; gene therapy; lipid nanoparticles (LNPs); nucleic acid delivery; CRISPR/Cas gene editing; biocompatibility and toxicity; targeted drug delivery

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

Review Papers in Biomaterials for Cancer Therapies

edited by

Serena Danti

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 385 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomaterials; cancer; drug delivery; nanotechnology; targeted therapy; theranostics; phototherapy; immunotherapy; drug delivery; antioxidants and inflammation

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

Functional Hydrogels in Drug Delivery and Tissue Engineering Applications

edited by Marcin Maćkiewicz

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 267 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional hydrogels; drug delivery; tissue engineering; stimuli-responsive materials; smart biomaterials; injectable hydrogels; microgels; self-healing hydrogels; microfluidics

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

Functional Biomaterials for Skin Reconstruction and Wound Healing

edited by

Stefanos Kikionis

and

Aikaterini Koutsaviti

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 246 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomaterials; biopolymers; natural polymers; skin injury; wound healing; wound dressings; tissue engineering; drug delivery; cell scaffolds; regenarative medicine

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

Novel Biomaterials for Periodontal Tissues Repair and Regeneration

edited by

Yifan Lin

and Tingting Yu

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 163 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomaterials; bioactive scaffold; tissue engineering; periodontal regeneration; periodontium

(This special issue belongs to the Section Dental Biomaterials)

Biocompatible Research of Materials in Biomedical Applications

edited by

Mónica Faria

Rita F. Pires

Elisa Julião Campos

and

Raquel Filipa da Costa Viveiros

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 156 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomaterials; biotechnology; nanocarriers; nanomedicine; biocompatibility; drug delivery; theranostics; therapeutic molecules; bioartificial organs; 3D scaffolds and hydrogels

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

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