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Advanced Nanomaterials in Medicine: Innovations in Diagnostics, Therapy, and Regeneration

edited by

Rewati Raman Ujjwal

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 50 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomedicine; targeted drug delivery; theranostics; regenerative medicine; diagnostic nanotechnology; stimuli-responsive nanomaterials; biocompatible nanocarriers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials and Devices for Healthcare Applications)

Three-Dimensional Printing and Biomaterials for Medical Applications

edited by

Santosh Kumar Parupelli

and

Salil Desai

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 65 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomaterials; 3D printing; tissue engineering; regenerative medicine; biomedical devices

(This special issue belongs to the Section Synthesis of Biomaterials via Advanced Technologies)

Drug- and Ion-Releasing Implants

edited by

Michael D. Roach

and

Amol V. Janorkar

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 62 | Submission Open

Keywords: drug delivery; ion releasing; controlled release; implant coatings; surface modification

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine)

The Development and Future of Dental Implants

edited by Amir Catic

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7526 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomaterials; dental implant; scaffolding in bone augmentation; biodegradable implant; bone-to-implant contact; Ti and alloys; osseointegration; implant microdesign and macrodesign

(This special issue belongs to the Section Dental Biomaterials)

Functional Biomaterials for Skin Wound Healing

edited by

Suneel Kumar

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 5184 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomaterials; nanoparticles; spinal cord injury; traumatic brain injury; pressure ulcer; wound healing; diabetes; burn injury

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine)

Advanced Biomaterials for Bone Tissue Engineering

edited by

Xueqin Gao

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4136 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomaterials; bone defect; sustained-release biomaterials; biomaterials for drug delivery; mRNA therapeutics; exosomes and extracellular vesicles; biomaterials for fracture repair

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bone Biomaterials)

Polymers Materials Used in Biomedical Engineering

edited by

Xibo Yan

and Shuai Wang

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3998 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomaterials; nanomedicines; bioimaging; biosensors and biodetection; tissue engineering; antibacterial materials; antitumor nanoagents; hydrogels; soft robotics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials and Devices for Healthcare Applications)

Nature-Based Biomaterials for Biomedical Applications

edited by Li Xu and Yanan Jia

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 305 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural compounds; green synthesis; antioxidants; functional nanoparticles; antimicrobial biomaterial; skin care applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials and Devices for Healthcare Applications)

Metals and Alloys for Biomedical Applications (2nd Edition)

edited by

Dapeng Zhao

, Hong Wu and

Jing Bai

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 232 | Submission Open

Keywords: metallic biomaterials; biofunctionalization; mechanical properties; surface modification; dental and orthopedics materials; Ti alloys; Mg alloys

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials and Devices for Healthcare Applications)

Fabrication of Advanced Materials for Biomedical Applications

edited by Min Hao and

Eduard Preis

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 146 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomaterials; scaffolds; biomaterials; stem cell differentiation; regenerative medicine; drug delivery; cancer therapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials and Devices for Healthcare Applications)

Multifunctional Lipid Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery and Targeted Therapy

edited by

Margaret Billingsley

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 95 | Submission Open

Keywords: drug delivery; bio-responsive materials; lipid nanoparticle (LNP); combination therapy; targeting; theragnostic

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials for Drug Delivery)

Biomaterials for Nerve Repair and Regeneration: Spearheading Translational Impacts in Nerve Injury

edited by Neill Yun Li

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 57 | Submission Open

Keywords: nerve injuries; nerve surgery; nerve repair and regeneration; nerve reconstructions; nerve transfers; biomaterials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine)

Nanomaterials for Drug Delivery Systems

edited by Ivalina Trendafilova

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 18 | Submission Open

Keywords: drug delivery systems design; nanomaterials for drug delivery; biocompatible nanomaterials; functional biomaterials; controlled release; target drug delivery; nanotheranostics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials for Drug Delivery)

Development of Nanomaterials for Imaging, Diagnosis and Therapy

edited by

Shubham Roy

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 11 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomaterials; imaging; theranostics; imaging-guided therapy; drug delivery; anticancer therapy; antibacterial therapy; materials engineering; characterization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials and Devices for Healthcare Applications)

Novel Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering

edited by

Farnaz Ghorbani

and

Mina Aleemardani

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9769 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomaterials; biomacromolecules; tissue engineering; scaffolds; biofabrication; regenerative medicine; drug delivery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine)

Nanofibers for Biomedical and Healthcare Applications

edited by

Sandra Varnaitė-Žuravliova

and

Julija Baltušnikaitė-Guzaitienė

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 197 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanofibers; healthcare; medical; filtration; purification

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials and Devices for Healthcare Applications)

Advanced Biomaterials and Biotechnology: Applications in Dental Medicine—2nd Edition

edited by

Lavinia Cosmina Ardelean

and

Laura-Cristina Rusu

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 13361 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomaterials; biotechnology; tissue engineering; regenerative medicine; scaffolds; grow factors; stem cells; 3D bioprinting; 4D bioprinting

(This special issue belongs to the Section Dental Biomaterials)

Biomaterials, Bioconjugated Materials, and Biomaterial Composites with Antimicrobial Properties

edited by

John H.T. Luong

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4625 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial; antibiotics; polymers; polymer composites; natural products; biomaterials; nanoparticles

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibacterial Biomaterials)

Dental Composite Resin: Characteristics and Future Perspectives

edited by

Radu Marcel Chisnoiu

, Ada Delean,

Alexandrina Muntean

Andrea Maria Chisnoiu

and

Monica Yamauti

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4550 | Submission Open

Keywords: restorative dentistry; dental adhesive systems; in vitro study; in vivo study; dental composites resins; dental materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Dental Biomaterials)

State of the Art: Three-Dimensional Printing Materials and Regenerative Medicine

edited by Andrea Jennifer Vernengo

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4255 | Submission Open

Keywords: biofabrication; bioassembly; tissue models; organ models; bioprinting; spheroids; bioinks; biomaterials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine)

Recent Studies on Biomaterials for Tissue Repair and Regeneration

edited by Lallepak Lamboni and Lin Xiao

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4148 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomaterials; tissue repair; tissue regeneration; tissue engineering; regenerative medicine; host– material interactions; new material development; clinical applications; advanced biomaterial manufacturing techniques; in vivo biomaterial monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine)

Application of Biomaterials and Techniques in Dental Surgical Treatment (2nd Edition)

edited by

Francesco Inchingolo

Gianna Dipalma

Angelo Michele Inchingolo

and

Alessio Danilo Inchingolo

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1469 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomaterials; tissue regeneration; reconstructive surgical procedures; tissue engineering; biomedical engineering; stem cell regeneration tissue; dental biomaterials; orthodontic diseases and innovation; oral surgery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Dental Biomaterials)

The 15th Anniversary of JFB—Innovative Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering: Regeneration of Soft and Hard Tissues

edited by

Pedro Morouço

and

Wanda Lattanzi

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1458 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomaterials; scaffolds; bioprinting; regenerative medicine; cells; mesenchymal stromal cells; nanotechnologies; nanomaterials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine)

3D Printing Biomaterials and Technologies in Biomedical Applications

edited by

Hongbo Zhang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 190 | Submission Open

Keywords: 3D printing; in vitro models; organoids and oeganoids-on-chip; orgaon-on-a-chip; 4D bioprinting; tissue engineering; biomaterials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Synthesis of Biomaterials via Advanced Technologies)

Innovative Materials for Orthodontics and Prosthodontics: Paving the Way for Precision Dentistry

edited by

Inês Francisco

and

Francisco Vale

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 176 | Submission Open

Keywords: orthodontics; prosthodontics; dental materials; precision dentistry; biomaterials; smart materials; ceramic composites

(This special issue belongs to the Section Dental Biomaterials)

Applications of Nanomaterials in Tissue Engineering

edited by

Martina Lenzuni

and

Michele Iafisco

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 161 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomaterials; tissue engineering; drug delivery; biocompatibility; bioactive materials; regenerative medicine; injectable biomaterials; computational modeling; nanoparticles; bio-inspired nanomaterials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine)

Three-Dimensional Bioprinting, Organ-on-a-Chip, and Other Experimental Platforms for Tumor Microenvironment Studies

edited by Arvind Kumar Shukla and

Sayan Deb Dutta

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 27 | Submission Open

Keywords: 3D bioprinting; organ-on-chip systems; patient-derived xenografts (PDXs); tumor organoids; tumor microenvironments

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials for Cancer Therapies)

Functional Biomaterial for Bone Regeneration (2nd Edition)

edited by

Marija Čandrlić

Željka Perić Kačarević

and

Matej Tomas

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 10 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional biomaterials; bone regeneration; guided bone regeneration (GBR); membranes (resorbable and non-resorbable); biological mechanisms; histological and immunohistochemical analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bone Biomaterials)

Polymer-Based Materials in Biomedical Applications

edited by Chang Liu and Ran An

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 6 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional biomaterials; polymer-based materials; biomedical devices; biosensing technologies; biofabrication; translational medicine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials and Devices for Healthcare Applications)

Biomaterials for Oral Reconstructive Treatment—2nd Edition

edited by

Joseph Nissan

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 5 | Submission Open

Keywords: oral rehabilitation; dental restorative materials; periodontology; dental implantology; oral and maxillofacial reconstruction; endodontology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Dental Biomaterials)

Design, Synthesis, Detection, Diagnosis and Therapeutic Applications of Bioactive Materials

edited by Xiaoyu Mu and Hao Wang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 3 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive materials; nanozymes; hydrogels; stimuli-responsive materials; biodegradable polymers; 3D-printed bioinks; antimicrobial coatings; tissue engineering; targeted drug delivery; precision medicine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials and Devices for Healthcare Applications)

Biopolymer-Based Materials for Biomedical Applications

edited by

Kupnik Kaja

and

Mateja Primožič

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 1 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant-derived materials; biopolymers; bioactivity; biocompatibility; antimicrobial materials; drug delivery systems; tissue engineering; wound healing; sustainable medicine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials and Devices for Healthcare Applications)

Recent Trends in Biomaterials for Ocular Disease Treatment

edited by Mohammad Mirazul Islam

submission deadline 15 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 27 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomaterials; artificial ocular tissue; ocular regeneration; ocular tissue engineering; ocular drug/cell/gene delivery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials and Devices for Healthcare Applications)

Advances in Biomaterials for Oral and Dental Tissue Engineering

edited by Aniela Brodzikowska and

Bartlomiej Gorski

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 62 | Submission Open

Keywords: tissue engineering; biomaterials; growth factors; regenerative dentistry; regenerative medicine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Dental Biomaterials)

Biomechanical Studies and Biomaterials in Dentistry (2nd Edition)

edited by

Hyun-jung Kim

and

Nicholas G. Fischer

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 11 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomaterials; dental; restorative dentistry; regenerative dentistry; composite resins; nanotechnology in dentistry; biomechanical analysis; computational modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Dental Biomaterials)

State of the Art: Biomaterials in Bone Implant and Regeneration (2nd Edition)

edited by

Maria Sartori

and

Melania Maglio

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 5 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomaterials; implants; bone tissue and regeneration; preclinical and clinical studies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bone Biomaterials)

Advances in Biomaterials and Tissue Models for Biomedical Applications

edited by Sara Trujillo and

Vincenzo Guarino

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 8 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine)

Innovative Approaches to Antimicrobial and Antiviral Functionalization of Textile Materials

edited by

Olivija Plohl

and

Lidija Fras Zemljič

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 2 | Submission Open

Keywords: textile materials; antiviral and antimicrobial surfaces; bioactivity; personal protective equipment; hybrid multifunctional systems; smart textile; self-disinfecting surfaces; functionalization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibacterial Biomaterials)

Advanced Dental Restorative Composite Materials

edited by Ramkumar Yadav and Anoj Meena

submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 10053 | Submission Open

Keywords: dental restorative composite materials; tribological analysis; resin composites or metal composites; direct and indirect restoration; physical and mechanical properties; thermal and thermomechanical properties; dental implant materials; filling materials; CAD/CAM resin materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Dental Biomaterials)

Molecular Mechanisms and Biological Procedures of Biomaterials in Medical Applications (2nd Edition)

edited by