Advanced Biofabrication and Microtechnologies for Biomedical Applications
A special issue of Micromachines (ISSN 2072-666X). This special issue belongs to the section "B2: Biofabrication and Tissue Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2026 | Viewed by 128
Special Issue Editor
Interests: advanced manufacturing; biomaterials; biomechanics; regenerative medicine; disease modelling
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Advanced biofabrication, integrated with emerging microtechnologies, has opened new frontiers in creating precise, functional, and scalable biological constructs for a wide range of biomedical applications. This Special Issue seeks to gather high-quality original research and review articles focused on the development and application of innovative biofabrication strategies, microscale engineering approaches, and hybrid systems that bridge biology and technology.
We welcome contributions addressing the design, fabrication, and implementation of bioengineered constructs and microtechnological platforms—such as organ-on-a-chip, microscale tissue models, and biofunctionalized microdevices—for use in regenerative medicine, personalized disease modeling, drug discovery, and diagnostic systems. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
- Advanced biofabrication and bioprinting techniques;
- Microfluidics and organ-on-a-chip technologies;
- Biomaterials and bioinks for micro-scale tissue engineering;
- Microfabrication and nanofabrication in biomedical devices;
- Biofabricated models for studying disease mechanisms and drug responses;
- Integration of sensing and actuation in biohybrid systems;
- Microtechnologies for cell analysis, sorting, and manipulation;
- Imaging and monitoring techniques for biofabricated constructs in vitro and in vivo.
We invite researchers to share their insights and latest advances in this rapidly evolving field, fostering dialogue and collaboration toward next-generation biomedical solutions.
Dr. Liqun Ning
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- advanced biomanufacturing
- biomaterials
- cell/stem cell
- regenerative medicine
- disease modelling
- drug screening
- advanced imaging
- 3D bioprinting
- microfluidics
- organ-on-a-chip
- bioassembly
- electrospinning
- microscale tissue engineering
- smart biomaterials
- hydrogels and bioinks
- integrated sensors for organs on a chip
- use of AI in 3D bioprinting
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