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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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Multifunctional Bio-Scaffolds for Cell Growth and Tissue Morphogenesis

edited by

Aurelio Salerno

Alfredo Ronca

and

Anna Abbadessa

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 24876 | Submission Open

Keywords: additive manufacturing; biomimetic design; CAD-CAM; drug delivery; porous scaffolds; tissue morphogenesis

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

Biomaterials and Porous Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine

edited by

Min Wang

Chong Wang

and Qilong Zhao

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 18497 | Submission Open

Keywords: tissue engineering; regenerative medicine; natural polymer; synthetic polymer; hydrogel; metal; ceramic; composite; hybrid; porous scaffold; scaffold design; biomimicking; graded scaffold; multifunctional scaffold; cell‒scaffold construct; scaffold fabrication; electrospinning; 3D printing; bioprinting; structure; performance; biodegradation; scaffold simulation; biochemical cue; biomechanical cue; bioreactor; mature cell; stem cell; cell‒scaffold interaction; scaffold‒tissue interaction; in vitro evaluation; in vivo evaluation

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

Functional Biomaterials and Digital Technologies in Dentistry: From Bench to Bedside—2nd Edition

edited by

Ping Li

and

Alexey Unkovskiy

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 12934 | Submission Open

Keywords: dental materials; digital dentistry; metals; ceramics; polymers; CAD/CAM; 3D printing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Dental Biomaterials)

Biomechanical Studies and Biomaterials in Dentistry

edited by

Hyun-jung Kim

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 10882 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomaterials; dental; restorative dentistry; regenerative dentistry; composite resins; nanotechnology in dentistry; biomechanical analysis; computational modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Dental Biomaterials)

Advanced Dental Restorative Composite Materials

edited by Ramkumar Yadav and Anoj Meena

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9018 | 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)

State of the Art: Three-Dimensional Printing Materials and Regenerative Medicine

edited by Andrea Jennifer Vernengo

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3668 | Submission Open

Keywords: biofabrication; bioassembly; tissue models; organ models; bioprinting; spheroids; bioinks; biomaterials

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

Polymers Materials Used in Biomedical Engineering

edited by

Xibo Yan

and Shuai Wang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3107 | 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)

Antimicrobial Peptides and Their Potential Clinical Applications

edited by

Joanna Wessely-Szponder

, Michał Latalski and

Ewa Stodolak-Zych

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2275 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial peptides; biomaterials; biomedical application; tissue regeneration; host/biomaterial interactions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibacterial Biomaterials)

The 15th Anniversary of JFB—Innovative Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering: Regeneration of Soft and Hard Tissues

edited by

Pedro Morouço

and

Wanda Lattanzi

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 952 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomaterials; scaffolds; bioprinting; regenerative medicine; cells; mesenchymal stromal cells; nanotechnologies; nanomaterials

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

Peptide Biomaterials for Biomedical Applications

edited by Xinquan Liu and

Kai Yang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 295 | Submission Open

Keywords: peptide-based biomaterials; biomedical applications; peptide-functionalized drug delivery; tissue engineering and regeneration; peptide therapeutics; peptide diagnostics and theranostics

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

Advances in Pulp Biology: Next-Generation Therapeutics and Biomaterials

edited by

Rafiqul Islam

and

Atsushi Tomokiyo

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 182 | Submission Open

Keywords: pulp biology; vital pulp therapy; regenerative endodontics; dental biomaterials; calcium silicate-based cement; dentin– pulp complex regeneration; biocompatibility; bioactivity; pulp capping; hydrogels

(This special issue belongs to the Section Dental Biomaterials)

Nanomaterials for Drug Targeting and Drug Delivery (2nd Edition)

edited by Chong Qiu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 176 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomedicine; nanocarrier; drug delivery; target delivery; controlled release; biomaterials; nanozymes; extracellular vesicles

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

Surface Properties of Dental Restorative Materials

edited by Paulo Maurício,

Maria Victoria Fuentes

and

José Alexandre Reis

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 143 | Submission Open

Keywords: dental restorative materials; surface properties; surface roughness; bacterial adhesion; wear resistance; eesthetics; biocompatibility

(This special issue belongs to the Section Dental Biomaterials)

Nature-Based Biomaterials for Biomedical Applications

edited by Li Xu and Yanan Jia

submission deadline 15 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 227 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural compounds; green synthesis; antioxidants; functional nanoparticles; antimicrobial biomaterial; skin care applications

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

Functional Biomaterials for Regenerative Dentistry

edited by

Nicholas G. Fischer

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 18982 | Submission Open

Keywords: dental implant; scaffold; hydrogel; bone regeneration; antimicrobial; bioactive material; biocompatibility; surface; immunomodulation; extracellular matrix

(This special issue belongs to the Section Dental Biomaterials)

Natural Product-Based Biomaterials for Advanced Wound Dressings

edited by

Valeria Ambrogi

and

Maria Carla Marcotullio

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7259 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomaterials; chronic wounds; wound healing; anti-inflammatory agents; antibiofilm activity; antimicrobial activity; anti-inflammatory activity; smell-controlling agents; natural products; tissue regeneration; topic drug delivery

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

State of the Art: Biomaterials in Bone Implant and Regeneration

edited by

Maria Sartori

and

Melania Maglio

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5509 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomaterials; implants; bone tissue and regeneration; preclinical and clinical studies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bone Biomaterials)

The Development and Future of Dental Implants

edited by Amir Catic

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4900 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomaterials; dental implant; scaffolding in bone augmentation; biodegradable implant; bone-to-implant contact; Ti and alloys; osseointegration; implant microdesign and macrodesign

(This special issue belongs to the Section Dental Biomaterials)

Application of Biomaterials in Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine

edited by

Carlos Fernando Mourão

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 17985 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomaterials; tissue engineering; regenerative medicine; bone regeneration; soft tissue regeneration

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

Functional Scaffolds for Bone and Joint Surgery

edited by

Ryszard Uklejewski

Mariusz Winiecki

and

Mikołaj Dąbrowski

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 16110 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional scaffolds; osteoconductive scaffolds; osteoinductive scaffolds; porous scaffolds; bone scaffolding; 3D-printed scaffolds; drug delivery scaffolds; bone regeneration; bone and joint surgery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bone Biomaterials)

Bone Tissue Engineering: Recent Advances and Translation to Clinical Application

edited by

Fernando Guastaldi

and Bhushan Mahadik

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 11415 | Submission Open

Keywords: bone tissue engineering; regenerative medicine; biomaterials; scaffolds; 3D printing; mesenchymal stem cells; growth factors; immunological response; translational research; clinical trials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bone Biomaterials)

Advances in Biomedical Alloys and Surface Modification

edited by

Karolina Dudek

and

Rong-Chang Zeng

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7833 | 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)

Three-Dimensional Printing Technology in Medical Applications

edited by Rodrigo Alvarenga Rezende, Juliana Kelmy Macário Barboza Daguano, Marcos Antonio Sabino and Jorge Vicente Lopes Da Silva *

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1683 | Submission Open

Keywords: additive manufacturing; 3D printing; biomaterials; biomodeling; medical devices; surgical planning; biofabrication; bioprinting; scaffolds; bioink; printed medicine

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

Application of Biomaterials and Techniques in Dental Surgical Treatment (2nd Edition)

edited by

Francesco Inchingolo

Gianna Dipalma

Angelo Michele Inchingolo

and

Alessio Danilo Inchingolo

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 854 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomaterials; tissue regeneration; reconstructive surgical procedures; tissue engineering; biomedical engineering; stem cell regeneration tissue; dental biomaterials; orthodontic diseases and innovation; oral surgery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Dental Biomaterials)

Silk Fibroin Materials: Processing, Performance and Medical Applications

edited by Yaopeng Zhang and Qianqian Niu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 564 | Submission Open

Keywords: silk fibroin; biomaterials; processing methods; tissue engineering; bioscaffolds; bioelectronics; biomedical applications

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

Cutting-Edge Research in Bone Substitutes

edited by

Carlos Fernando Mourão

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 353 | Submission Open

Keywords: bone substitutes; biomaterials; tissue engineering; regenerative medicine; 3D-printed scaffolds; nanotechnology; osteoinduction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bone Biomaterials)

Feature Papers in Dental Biomaterials (2nd Edition)

edited by

Gianrico Spagnuolo

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10140 | 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 2358 | 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 137 | 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 24239 | 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 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10442 | 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 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4674 | Submission Open

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

Spotlight on Biomedical Coating Materials

edited by Xuebin Zheng and Kai Li

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2747 | 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 2568 | 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)

Cardiovascular Tissue Engineering: Current Status and Advances

edited by

Yuichi Matsuzaki

and

Ilia Fishbein

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2065 | 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)

Latest Advances in Dental Materials

edited by

Siri Paulo

and

Xuebin Yang

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2064 | 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)

Biomaterials for Drug Delivery and Cancer Therapy

edited by

Wen Yang

and

Chao Qi

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 263 | 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 247 | 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 141 | 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 121 | 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 102 | 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)

Biomaterials for Dental Reparative and Regenerative Therapies

edited by Rui Li and

Praveen R. Arany

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 83 | 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)

Medical Implants for Biomedical Applications

edited by

Paolo De Angelis

and

Paolo Francesco Manicone

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 83 | 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)

Nanoparticle-Based Materials for Cancer Treatment

edited by Girum Getachew Demissie and Worku Batu Dirersa

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 55 | 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 34 | 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 273 | 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 8584 | 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 8438 | 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 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5841 | 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 5770 | 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)

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