Advanced Biomedical Materials

Biomedical materials are defined as substances that have been engineered, manufactured, or processed to be suitable for use as medical devices (or components thereof) and that are usually intended to be used as artificial materials in the human body for the purposes of aiding healing, correcting deformities, and restoring lost function. Biomedical materials have undergone three of stages development. First-generation biomedical materials are usually those materials which are biocompatible and bioinert in the human body. Second-generation biomedical materials are designed to meet more application requirements with either resorbable or bioactive properties. Third-generation biomedical materials combine these two properties and are designed to serve as an extracellular matrix for activating genes and eliciting specific interactions with cell and, thereby, to direct cell proliferation, differentiation, organization, and ultimately repair or regenerate living tissues and organs. The field of biomedical materials continues to be one of the most rapidly growing areas of research today, and this burgeoning field has become strongly interdisciplinary, encompassing new materials and their interactions with components of living systems and emphasizing the fundamental materials science, structure–property relationships, and biological responses as a foundation for a wide array of biomedical materials applications.

The Special Issue coverage spans a wide range of topics from basic science to clinical applications, around the theme of preparation, performance, and evaluation of advanced biomedical materials; the chemical, physical, toxicological, and mechanical behavior of materials in physiological environments; and the response of blood and tissues to biomedical materials. The scope of the Special Issue also covers studies in interdisciplinary areas such as tissue engineering and medical devices, where biomedical materials play a significant role in the therapeutic or diagnostic procedure.

Prof. Dr. Lin Mao
Prof. Dr. Xiaobo Zhang
Guest Editors

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