Advanced Materials and Numerical Approaches for Biomedical Engineering,Biomechanics and Safety Applications
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Biomaterials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 December 2025
Special Issue Editors
Interests: finite element analysis; injury biomechanics; vehicle crashworthiness; head injury; brain modeling
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Interests: finite element modeling; safety factors; human body modeling; safety systems; testing and modeling; simulation; biomechanics; motion analysis; electromyography; biomechanical measurements
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Ensuring safety in transportation, sports, and broadly understood human protection increasingly relies on advanced materials with superior energy-absorbing capabilities. This Special Issue focuses on the design, analysis, and application of crashworthy, energy-absorbing, and meta-materials, as well as tissue modeling, with a strong emphasis on numerical methods and biomechanical/biomedical applications.
We welcome contributions that explore innovative material systems and computational tools used in medical treatment, airbag technologies, helmets, boxing gloves, body armor, protective cushions, crash pads, sports guards, automotive interior safety components, fall protection gear, protective headgear for industrial and medical use, and other passive safety structures. Research highlighting the use of finite element analysis, multi-physics simulations, or data-driven optimization to improve performance under dynamic and complex loads is particularly encouraged.
This Special Issue will provide a platform for interdisciplinary studies that connect materials science, mechanical engineering, and biomedical engineering, contributing to the advancement of modern safety systems focused on human well-being.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Crashworthiness and energy-absorbing materials, including meta-materials with tailored mechanical properties;
- Design, modeling, and analysis of passive safety systems, such as airbags, helmets, gloves, body armor, and automotive interior components;
- Numerical methods for material modeling and impact simulation, including finite element analysis and multi-physics approaches;
- Experimental techniques and coupled experimental–computational studies for dynamic material characterization;
- Biomechanical modeling and injury prediction, including human head and brain biomechanics, skull and cranial impact analysis, and traumatic brain injury (TBI) modeling;
- Tissue and dental material modeling under dynamic and complex loading conditions;
- Applications in safety across automotive, sports, defense, and healthcare sectors;
- AI and machine learning in material design, optimization, and crash analysis;
- Impact resistance in oral biomechanics and dental trauma assessment;
- Protective structures and cushions for fall protection and industrial/medical use.
The Special Issue aligns with the scope of Materials by addressing both fundamental and applied aspects of material behavior, with a strong interdisciplinary character spanning simulations, experiments, and practical safety solutions.
Dr. Mariusz Ptak
Dr. Kamil Sybilski
Dr. Rafał Kubacki
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- biomaterials
- mechanical properties
- tissue engineering
- biodegradable materials
- modeling
- implants
- numerical methods
- biomedical engineering
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