Nature-Based Biomaterials for Biomedical Application
A special issue of Journal of Functional Biomaterials (ISSN 2079-4983). This special issue belongs to the section "Biomaterials and Devices for Healthcare Applications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 December 2026 | Viewed by 84
Editors
Interests: biosensors; bioactive compounds; nature-based biomaterials; point-of-care systems
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Interests: biosensors (bio-electric, electrochemical, optical); cell based assays; in vitro toxicology; biomarkers; diagnostics; PoC
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The field of functional biomaterials is rapidly evolving, driven by continuous technological innovations and their translation into biomedical applications for drug, gene delivery, and other biomedical aspects. Among these, nature-based biomaterials have emerged as a particularly promising class due to their intrinsic biocompatibility, biodegradability, and ability to closely mimic the structure and function of native tissues. Despite significant progress reported in the literature, important challenges remain regarding the comprehensive evaluation of their safety, especially in complex medical devices composed of multiple materials. In such cases, assessing the host immune response is critical for determining biocompatibility and long-term performance.
This Special Issue, titled “Nature-Based Biomaterials for Biomedical Application”, aims to provide a focused platform for recent advances and emerging trends in this field. It seeks to bridge fundamental research and clinical translation by highlighting innovative strategies for the design, characterization, and application of natural biomaterials. Contributions are invited on topics including, but not limited to, biocompatibility assessment, immune responses to implants, dental biomaterials, polymeric micelles, stimuli-responsive hydrogels, pH-responsive biomaterials, inorganic biomaterials, synthetic biomaterials, silk fibroin, metallic, ceramic, and hybrid biomaterials, and nanofiber scaffolds for medical use.
By bringing together interdisciplinary perspectives, this Special Issue will position itself within the current literature as a timely contribution addressing both the opportunities and the remaining challenges in the development of safe and effective nature-based biomaterials for biomedical applications.
Dr. Vasileios Tsekouras
Dr. Sofia Mavrikou
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- nature-based biomaterials
- biocompatibility
- immune response
- biomedical applications
- tissue engineering
- nanoparticles
- natural polymers
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