Biomineralization-Inspired Functional Materials: Green Processing and Emerging Applications
A special issue of Minerals (ISSN 2075-163X). This special issue belongs to the section "Biomineralization and Biominerals".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 January 2027 | Viewed by 363
Editors
Interests: controlled synthesis of functionalized apatites; pilot-scale production engineering and the development of reproducible biomaterials for biomedical applications; statistical optimization and quality-by-design approaches to enhance process control and material performance
2. Scientific and Educational Cluster MEDBIO, Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University, Kaliningrad 236040, Russia
3. Faculty of Physics, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow 119991, Russia
Interests: hydroxyapatite; calcium phosphates; bioceramics; bone regeneration
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Biomineralization is a remarkable natural process that has inspired the development of advanced functional materials with controlled structures, tunable physicochemical properties, and green processing strategies. Recent advances in materials science have enabled the design of biomineralization-inspired systems combining enhanced functional performance and environmentally friendly synthesis.
This Special Issue of the journal Minerals, entitled “Biomineralization-Inspired Functional Materials: Green Processing and Emerging Applications”, aims to highlight recent progress in the design, synthesis, characterization, and functionalization of such materials that are inspired by biomineralization approaches.
Particular attention will be devoted to green processing strategies, structure–property relationships, and surface functionalities governing the behavior and performance of these materials.
This Special Issue welcomes original research articles, reviews, and short communications related to, but not limited to, the following topics:
- Biomineralization-inspired functional materials;
- Green synthesis and processing strategies;
- Functional performance of bioinspired materials;
- Structure–property relationships;
- Advanced physicochemical characterization;
- Emerging applications of biomineralization-inspired materials.
Prof. Dr. Soumia Belouafa
Dr. Sergey V. Dorozhkin
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- biomineralization
- functional materials
- green processing
- bioinspired systems
- structure–property relationships
- surface functionalities
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