Biomaterials and Strategies for Bone Regeneration and Repair
A special issue of Journal of Functional Biomaterials (ISSN 2079-4983). This special issue belongs to the section "Bone Biomaterials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2026 | Viewed by 133
Special Issue Editors
Interests: bone regeneration; tissue enginnering; bone morphogenetic proteins; biomaterials; ceramics
Interests: inorganic materials; nanostructured materials; biomaterials; functional ceramics; materials synthesis social media account
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Bone regeneration and repair remain major challenges and unmet needs in contemporary medicine due to the high incidence of bone defects caused by trauma, tumors, degenerative diseases, and congenital disorders. Although bone tissue possesses remarkable regenerative capacity, it is often insufficient for healing large segmental defects or in conditions with a compromised biological environment. Consequently, extensive efforts are being directed toward the development of advanced biomaterials and innovative strategies to enhance bone regeneration and repair.
This Special Issue, “Biomaterials and Strategies for Bone Regeneration and Repair,” seeks to present a comprehensive overview of recent advances and emerging approaches in bone regenerative medicine and tissue engineering. Particular emphasis is placed on the development, as well as the preclinical and clinical evaluation, of innovative biomaterials and strategies that hold significant potential to advance the field of bone regeneration.
We welcome original research articles, reviews, and short communications on, but not limited to, the following topics:
- Development, optimization, and characterization of advanced biomaterials for bone regeneration;
- Design and evaluation of innovative materials and molecules with osteoinductive properties;
- Application of growth factors, osteoinductive molecules, and extracellular vesicles in bone repair;
- Cell-based strategies and/or combinations of cells with biomaterials and bioactive molecules;
- Biological characterization of osteogenesis, healing, and the inflammatory response to materials and devices;
- Translational and clinical studies of promising biomaterials and devices for bone regeneration and repair;
- Diagnostic imaging and biomechanical assessment of bone healing.
Dr. Nikola Štoković
Dr. Katarina Mužina
Dr. Natalia Ivanjko
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- bone regeneration
- biomaterials
- bioceramics
- scaffolds
- tissue engineering
- osteoinduction
- stem cell therapies
- bone morphogenetic proteins
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