Biomaterials Science—Select Papers from the UKSB 2025 Conference
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Biomaterials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 February 2026
Special Issue Editors
Interests: biopolymers; hydrogels; polysaccharides; proteins
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Interests: spectroscopy; cancer; dental biomaterials; microbes and biofilms; clinical research; translational research
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Interests: bioelectronics; materials chemistry; stimuli-responsive materials; drug delivery
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Biomaterials aid in the delivery of solutions to diseases/injuries for the global population. Biomaterials research and development requires insights from researchers based in academic and industrial settings, underpinning millions of jobs worldwide. The UK Society for Biomaterials (UKSB) is an interdisciplinary society, with a broad membership including people in academic, clinical, and industrial settings, representing the UK-based community engaged in biomaterials development and their collaborators worldwide. We invite researchers to contribute original findings to this Special Issue of Materials that cover the following topics:
Additive manufacturing;
Advanced antimicrobial materials;
Advanced engineering materials;
Advanced therapeutics;
Bioelectronics and biosensors;
Dental and orthopedic materials;
Drug delivery;
Neuroscience and neurotechnology;
Prosthetics and orthotics;
Tissue engineering and regenerative medicine.
Dr. Timothy E. L. Douglas
Prof. Dr. Ihtesham Ur Rehman
Dr. John G. Hardy
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- additive manufacturing
- advanced antimicrobial materials
- advanced engineering materials
- advanced therapeutics
- bioelectronics and biosensors
- dental and orthopedic materials
- drug delivery
- neuroscience and neurotechnology
- prosthetics and orthotics
- tissue engineering and regenerative medicine
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