Advances in Biomaterials and Tissue Models for Biomedical Applications
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: 15 April 2026 | Viewed by 5
Special Issue Editors
Interests: ECM-mimetics; living materials; non-animal models
Interests: electrospinning; electro fluid dynamics; morphology; nanoparticles; polymer processing; microgels
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue aims to compile the latest advancements and emerging trends in biomaterials and tissue models for biomedical applications. Biomaterials have evolved from passive scaffolds, used to guide tissue regeneration, to smart and responsive biomaterials with spatiotemporal controllable properties. In line with these advances, tissue models range from bioengineered constructs to biosynthetic systems and are transforming our ability to understand human physiology and its disease mechanisms. Additionally, smart biomaterials and tissue models are also shedding light on potential therapeutic responses, uncovering therapeutic mechanisms of action, and exposing the factors behind treatment efficiency and efficacy.
Recent advances in biomaterials science, such as biofabrication and 3D bioprinting, or advances in microfluidic platforms such as organ-on-chip systems are facilitating the recreation of complex tissue architectures and dynamism of native microenvironments. These models are playing pivotal roles in increasing the relevance of in vitro experimentation with applications in drug development, drug delivery, personalized medicine, regenerative therapies, and systems biology.
For this Special Issue, we are particularly interested in interdisciplinary contributions that integrate biological insight with technological innovation. We welcome original research articles and comprehensive reviews that address topics related to advancements in biomaterials such as tissue mimetics, engineered constructs, bioprinting and microfluidic platforms, multi-omics, and imaging and characterization techniques for tissue models. We are also interested in applications related to drug screening, toxicology, and disease modelling.
Dr. Sara Trujillo
Dr. Vincenzo Guarino
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- three-dimensional tissue engineered models, biomaterials and scaffold design
- organoids, organotypic cultures
- organoids, organotypic cultures
- advances in biomaterials as tissue mimetics
- applications in drug screening, toxicity testing and disease modelling
- crosstalk between mechanical biochemical and other cues in engineered tissues
- multi-omics integration in tissue model development
- computational modelling of tissue architecture and function
- imaging and characterization techniques for tissue models
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