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New Biomaterials in Periodontology and Implantology

edited by

Yaniv Mayer

Jamil Awad Shibli

and Ofir Ginesin

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 15808 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomaterials; periodontology; implantology; tissue engineering; nanotechnology; surface modifications; biocompatibility; growth factors; lasers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Dental Biomaterials)

Biomaterials for Wound Healing and Tissue Repair

edited by

Bouke Boekema

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 13713 | Submission Open

Keywords: biocompatibility; scaffold design; immunomodulation; epithelialization; biodegradability and tissue integration; tailored approach

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

New Trends in Biomaterials and Implants for Dentistry (2nd Edition)

edited by

Sergio Scombatti De Souza

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 12101 | Submission Open

Keywords: bone substitutes; dental membranes; guided bone regeneration; bone graft; collagen matrix; implant surface; implant surgery; implant macrostructure; alveolar reconstruction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Dental Biomaterials)

Bio-Additive Manufacturing in Materials Science

edited by

Vito Gallicchio

, Ida Papallo and

Roberto De Santis

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9608 | Submission Open

Keywords: design for additive manufacturing; three-dimensional/four-dimensional printing; reverse engineering; modeling and simulation; artificial intelligence methods; biomimetics and bioinspiration; prosthesis and scaffold design for tissue engineering

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

Design and Synthesis Composites for Biomedical Application

edited by Mengting Li and Nan Ma

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6966 | Submission Open

Keywords: stimuli-responsive material; composite scaffold; hydrogel; bioceramics; metal ion doping; drug delivery; bone tissue engineering ; immunoosteogenesis ; stem cell differentiation; antibacterial therapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bone Biomaterials)

Biomaterials: Functionalization, Diagnostics, and Modeling for Advanced Therapeutic and Regenerative Applications

edited by

Aharon Azagury

Malka Shilo

and

Udi Sarig

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5382 | Submission Open

Keywords: functionalization; diagnostics; modeling; drug delivery; 3D bioprinting; organ on a chip; tissue engineering; regenerative medicine

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

Functional Hydrogels for Drug Delivery Applications

edited by

Panoraia I. Siafaka

and

Neslihan Üstündaǧ Okur

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3195 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogels; functional; stimuli-responsive; therapy; diagnosis; polymeric; theranostics

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

Functionalized Polymeric Biomaterials: Design and Applications, 2nd Edition

edited by

Fivos Panetsos

and

Jose Perez-Rigueiro

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1941 | Submission Open

Keywords: silk; functionalization; tissue engineering; regenerative medicine; stem cells; crosslinker

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

Bioactive Glass in Tissue Engineering Applications

edited by

Maziar Montazerian

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1251 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive glass; tissue engineering; osteogenesis; angiogenesis; wound healing; scaffold; computational modeling

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

The 15th Anniversary of JFB—Biomaterials and Biomechanics Studies in Tissue Engineering

edited by

Bruno Rego

, Alex Khang and

Prashanth Ravishankar

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 227 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomaterials; biomechanics; mechanobiology; tissue engineering; regenerative medicine

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

3D Bioprinting Materials and Technologies for Tissue Engineering

edited by

Howard Matthew

and Ruchi Sharma

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 1400 | Submission Open

Keywords: 3D bioprinting; tissue engineering; biomaterials; protein engineering; stem cells; controlled release

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

3D Bioprinting Materials for Bone Tissue Engineering

edited by Nazanin Owji and Nileshkumar Dubey

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 135 | Submission Open

Keywords: 3D bioprinting; bioinks; biomaterials; scaffolds; bioprinting techniques; bone regeneration; bone repair

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

Role of Dental Biomaterials in Promoting Oral Health

edited by

Regina Maria Puppin-Rontani

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 18129 | Submission Open

Keywords: novel biomaterials; clinical applications; biomechanical considerations; emerging technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Dental Biomaterials)

Advances in Oral and Maxillofacial Implants

edited by

Jeong-Kui Ku

and

Adriano Piattelli

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 14063 | Submission Open

Keywords: bone healing; bone regeneration; biomaterials; dental implant materials; implant dentistry; demineralized dentin matrix; tissue engineering; medication-related osteonecrosis of jaw; osteomyelitis; osteoinduction; growth factors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Dental Biomaterials)

Advances in Restorative Dentistry Materials

edited by

Shu-Fen Chuang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 13848 | Submission Open

Keywords: ceramics; bonding; manufacturing processes; composite resins; biocompatibility

(This special issue belongs to the Section Dental Biomaterials)

Advances in Biomaterials for Reconstructive Dentistry

edited by

Jacek Matys

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9014 | Submission Open

Keywords: endodontics; reconstructive dentistry; dental surgery; dental biomaterials; bone substitute materials; bone regeneration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Dental Biomaterials)

Synthesis, Biomanufacturing, and Bio-Application of Advanced Polymers

edited by

Yujia Zhang

, Tiemei Lu and Cheryl Tan

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8921 | Submission Open

Keywords: polymer; tissue engineering; biofabrication; medical device; bio-inspired device; biological interface; synthetic cell and tissue

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

Natural Biomaterials for Biomedical Applications

edited by

Nayely Leyva-López

José Basilio Heredia

Laura Aracely Contreras-Angulo

and Mirian A. González-Ayón

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8146 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural polymers; biomaterials; pharmaceutics; natural drug carriers; encapsulation matrixes; tissue engineering and wound healing

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

Antibacterial Biomaterials for Medical Applications

edited by Min Zhou and Yueming Wu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6640 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbe infections; biofilm infections; antimicrobial peptides; antimicrobial biomaterials; antibiotic resistance; antimicrobial nanotechnology; antimicrobial surface; drug combination; polymerization method

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibacterial Biomaterials)

Dental Biomaterials in Implantology and Orthodontics

edited by

Magdalena Sycińska-Dziarnowska

and

Hyo-Sang Park

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6545 | Submission Open

Keywords: dental biomaterials; osseointegration; bioactive coatings; biocompatibility; natural biomaterials; orthodontics; implantology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Dental Biomaterials)

State of the Art: Biomaterials and Oral Implantology

edited by Markel Dieguez-Pereira and

Aritza Brizuela-Velasco

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6402 | Submission Open

Keywords: dental biomaterials; oral Implantology; guided bone regeneration; guided tissue regeneration; prosthetic materials; restorative materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Dental Biomaterials)

Nanomaterials for Drug Targeting and Drug Delivery (2nd Edition)

edited by Chong Qiu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5158 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomedicine; nanocarrier; drug delivery; target delivery; controlled release; biomaterials; nanozymes; extracellular vesicles

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

Three-Dimensional-Printable Biomaterials for Bone Regeneration

edited by

Aura-Catalina Mocanu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4299 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomaterials; printable features; 3D printing; bone regeneration; bone substitutes; customized products

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bone Biomaterials)

Biomaterials for Bone Implant and Regeneration

edited by

Liuzhi Hao

and

Conrado Aparicio

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4030 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomaterials; bone regeneration; tissue regeneration; tissue engineering; osteogenesis; controlled drug release; gene therapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bone Biomaterials)

Biomaterials and Bioengineering in Dentistry (2nd Edition)

edited by

and

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3147 | Submission Open

Keywords: dental materials; bioengineering; tissue engineering; biomaterials; stem cells; biomimetic; tissue regeneration; dental implants; bone grafts

(This special issue belongs to the Section Dental Biomaterials)

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

edited by

Rewati Raman Ujjwal

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1577 | 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)

Advanced Biomaterials in Cancer Therapeutics and Diagnosis

edited by

Dominik Schauenburg

and

Jeffrey J. H. Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1383 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomaterials; cancer research; stimuli responsive; tumor microenvironment; tumor targeting; delivery platforms; in vitro/in vivo models; clinical trials

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

Biomaterials for Hemostasis and Wound Healing Applications

edited by Shuaibing Jiang and

Jingxian Wu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1350 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomaterials; hemostasis; hemorrhage; wound healing; tissue repair; tissue regeneration

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

Biomaterials for Advanced Therapeutic Delivery

edited by

Kuldeep K. Bansal

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 468 | Submission Open

Keywords: therapeutic delivery; natural biomaterials; controlled release; targeted delivery; cancer treatment

Advanced Biomaterials for Medical Implants

edited by

Benedict Rothammer

and

Max Marian

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 288 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomaterials; implants; joint replacements; medical devices; surface modifications; coatings; texturing; biotribology; biocompatibility; hemocompatibility; drug delivery; antimicrobial behavior

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

The Application of Scaffolds in Bone Tissue Engineering

edited by

Leonard Bauer

and

Jidong Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 247 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomaterials; bone tissue engineering; scaffolds; composite; biodegradable; biopolymer; bioglass; bioceramics

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

Biomaterials and Strategies for Tissue Regeneration and Reparative Medicine

edited by Ye He

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 240 | Submission Open

Keywords: tissue regeneration; reparative medicine; stem cell therapy; biomaterials; 3D bioprinting; bioengineering

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

State of the Art in Biomaterials for Drug Delivery (2nd Edition)

edited by

Chengzhen Liu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 198 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomaterials; natural materials; property of materials; drug delivery; controlled release

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

Advances in Nanomaterials for Medical Diagnostics and Biosensing

edited by

Zied Ferjaoui

and

Jing Zhao

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 169 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomaterials; biomaterials; biosensors; medical diagnostics; point-of-care testing; biomarker detection

(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 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1092 | 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 134 | 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 | 5 articles | Viewed by 14668 | 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 9432 | 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 7525 | 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 6306 | 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)

Metals and Alloys for Biomedical Applications (2nd Edition)

edited by

Dapeng Zhao

, Hong Wu and

Jing Bai

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2029 | 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)

Nature-Based Biomaterials for Biomedical Applications

edited by Li Xu and Yanan Jia

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 389 | 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)

Fabrication of Advanced Materials for Biomedical Applications

edited by Min Hao and

Eduard Preis

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 199 | 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 165 | 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 153 | 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 | 1 articles | Viewed by 78 | 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 61 | 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 13609 | 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)

Advanced Technologies for Processing Functional Biomaterials

edited by

Daniel Sola

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 13596 | Submission Open

Keywords: processing; biocompatibility; surface modification; functionalization; electrospinning; laser processing; 3D printing

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

Nanofibers for Biomedical and Healthcare Applications

edited by

Sandra Varnaitė-Žuravliova

and

Julija Baltušnikaitė-Guzaitienė

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 268 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanofibers; healthcare; medical; filtration; purification

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

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