Advanced Biomaterials and Biofabrication for Next-Generation Tissue Constructs
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: 31 May 2026
Special Issue Editor
Interests: biomaterials; scaffold; bioengineering; 3D manufacturing; tissue repair; tissue engineering
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Tissue engineering and regenerative medicine are undergoing rapid transformation, driven by advances in biomaterials and emerging biofabrication technologies.
This Special Issue is focused on presenting groundbreaking research on the design, synthesis, characterization, and application of the next generation of functional biomaterials, as well as emerging tissue fabrication techniques, including 3D volumetric bioprinting, microfluidic organ-on-chip platforms, micro- and nanoscale patterning, and bio-inspired multi-materials assembly that enable tissue constructs to have enhanced biological functions, structural fidelity, and potential for clinical translation.
Particular emphasis will be placed on strategies and innovative material systems, including smart materials, bioactive scaffolds, dynamic hydrogels, nanostructured matrices, drug/factor delivery systems, and hybrid biosynthetic platforms, that allow us to explore how these technologies can precisely modulate cell–material interactions, enable the recreation of cell–tissue microenvironments, vascularization, mechanobiology signaling, or the biomimesis and recapitulation of the hierarchical complexity of native tissue architecture.
Bringing together an interdisciplinary approach that links material science, cellular biology, bioengineering, nanotechnology, and translational medicine, this Special Issue aims to provide an authoritative overview of the current state of functional tissue construction. Therefore, original articles, reviews, and communications are welcome to present innovations, methodological advances, clinically relevant applications, and solutions for soft and hard tissue regeneration. The goal is to shape the next frontier of functional tissue engineering, promote transdisciplinary approaches, and accelerate the development of biofabrication strategies for recreating complex anatomical structures.
Prof. Dr. Marco Antonio Alvarez-Pérez
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- biomaterials
- tissue engineering
- functional tissue construction
- nanotechnology
- mechanobiology
- biofabrication
- 3D and 4D printing
- innovative materials
- preclinical models
- in vivo assessment
- organoids
- spheroids
- AI-driven material design
- advanced imaging
- multi-omics
- delivery systems
- biomimesis of ECM
- soft and hard tissues
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