Functional and Responsive Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
A special issue of Journal of Functional Biomaterials (ISSN 2079-4983). This special issue belongs to the section "Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2026
Special Issue Editors
Interests: additive manufacturing; tissue engineering; regenerative medicine; bioengineering; stem cells
Interests: biomedical materials; tissue engineering; materials and systems for the controlled release of drugs/biomolecules/genes; surface engineering; nanotechnologies; electrospinning; additive manufacturing ("3D printing"); biomanufacturing
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In recent years, the paradigm of biomaterials in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine has shifted from passive scaffolds to dynamic, functional systems that actively communicate with the biological environment. This Special Issue will showcase cutting-edge advances in functional biomaterials, materials engineered not merely for structural support but to sense external cues, enhance vascularization, and modulate cellular responses. We welcome contributions focusing on stimuli-responsive materials (e.g., pH, enzymatic, thermal, and mechanical stimuli), materials functionalized with biologically active signals (e.g., peptides, growth factors, and nucleic acids), immunomodulatory scaffolds, vascularization strategies, biofabrication, organ-on-chip interfaces, and biomaterial-based disease models.
We are particularly interested in works that combine multidisciplinary approaches, for example, materials science, cell biology, mechanobiology, and computational modeling, to create responsive biomaterial systems for regenerative therapies or in vitro models. This Special Issue will showcase novel design principles, mechanistic understanding, translational potential, and challenges in scale-up and clinical translation. Ultimately, our aim is to chart a path toward "smart" regenerative materials that instruct, and adapt to, the host environment, bridging the gap between bench and bedside.
Dr. Naghmeh Abbasi
Prof. Dr. Min Wang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- functional biomaterials
- stimuli-responsive materials
- immunomodulatory scaffolds
- vascularization
- biofabrication
- tissue engineering
- regenerative medicine
- smart biomaterials
- biomaterial–cell interaction
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