Advanced Biomimetic Polymer Materials
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Smart and Functional Polymers".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 November 2025 | Viewed by 204
Special Issue Editor
Interests: biomimetic structural materials; polymer materials; additive manufacturing; mechanical behavior; impact dynamics; fracture mechanics
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Advanced biomimetic polymer structural materials are new polymer materials designed by mimicking the structure, function, or mechanism of natural organisms. They have the characteristics of multi-level, high mechanical performance and lightweight, multifunctional integration, energy dissipation and fatigue resistance, sustainability and environmental friendliness, intelligent adaptability, etc. They have shown great potential in manufacturing, new equipment, biomedicine, energy and environmental protection, and other fields. Thus, more attention should be focused on the design, manufacture, and characterization of advanced biomimetic polymer structural materials. For this reason, we are dedicating a Special Issue to this topic.
For this, theoretical analyses, experimental tests, as well as numerical simulations, are all welcomed. High-quality original articles, review articles are also encouraged.
Dr. Xiaofei Cao
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- biomimetic polymer structural materials
- mechanical design
- material behavior
- advanced manufacturing
- performance characterization
- multifunctional characteristics
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