Advanced Metallic Biomaterials: Characterization, Optimization and Biomedical Applications

Dear Colleagues,

Metallic biomaterials remain a critical material class for biomedical engineering applications due to their mechanical properties, corrosion resistance and versatility. Recently, the engineering capability of biomaterials has been enhanced by titanium-based alloys, high-entropy alloys, nanostructured materials, thin films and additive manufacturing. However, further work is needed to better understand their behavior in complex biological environments and to optimize their properties for specific biomedical applications.

This Special Issue focuses on the characterization and optimization of metallic biomaterials, as well as their microstructural, mechanical and electrochemical properties. Of interest are the surface and electrochemical properties, along with bioactivity and sustained performance, of engineered nanomaterials, thin films and biosurfaces resulting from additive manufacturing.

This Issue aims to bring together research from materials science and biomedical engineering to inspire more research with direct clinical applications.

We invite researchers to contribute original research articles, communications and reviews to this Special Issue.

Dr. Cristina Jimenez-Marcos
Dr. Julia Claudia Mirza-Rosca
Guest Editors

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