Mechanical Properties of Biological Materials: From Structure to Function
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Biomaterials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (28 February 2021) | Viewed by 6335
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Mechanical properties are key to how a material interacts with external forces and environmental factors. Thus, to endure the mechanical stresses imposed by a variety of external stimuli, functional materials require modifications in their mechanical characteristics. Such modifications can be addressed through alterations in chemical composition or changes in physical and geometrical features. In engineering materials, the former has often been the preferred option. In contrast, biological materials broadly address their structural and mechanical requirements through the latest alternative. Hence, biological materials offer a spectrum of mechanical properties from soft and flexible to stiff and brittle or their combination; yet, most rely on a large variety of architectural arrangements with minimum chemical diversity.
Consequently, the inspiration of architectural and design paradigms offered by nature can guide us toward a new series of bioinspired composites, which can eventually satisfy the emerging field of functional and sustainable materials.
In this Special Issue of Materials, we focus on the mechanical properties of biological structures in the context of function and review the current understandings of physical modifications (e.g., multiscale architectural arrangements, heterogeneities, and gradients) in biological structures. This Special Issue covers the following topics:
- Mechanical response of biological materials;
- Bioinspired functional materials;
- Advances in structural and mechanical characterizations;
- Architecture/property/function interrelations in biological structures.
We cordially invite you to submit your original papers, communications, or review articles to this Special Issue titled "Mechanical Properties of Biological Materials: From Structure to Function".
Dr. Shahrouz Amini
Guest Editor
Manuscript Submission Information
Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.
Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Materials is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.
Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.
Keywords
- Biological materials
- Hierarchical structures
- Mechanical properties
- Bioinspired materials
- Multifunctional materials
- Biomineralized tissues
- Damage-resistant structures
- Location-specific architectural arrangements
