Advanced Biomimetic Polymer Composites: From Bioprototyping to Manufacturing

Dear Colleagues,

The development of high-performance polymer composite materials is of great significance to provide strong supports for high-end manufacturing. However, the innovative design and performance optimization of polymer composites lack a theoretical basis and guidance scheme. Compared to traditional polymer composites, organisms use clever synthesis strategies to create amazingly complex structures and systems with unique mechanical, thermal, and optical properties with minimal energy and resources. Based on this, biomimetic technology is considered to be an effective way to break through the bottleneck of polymer composite design and preparation. However, the chemical composition, structure, interface properties of various natural materials, and resulting mechanical and functional properties remain to be further explored. The innovative structural design and sustainable manufacturing of bioinspired polymer composites have attracted a lot of attention. This Special Issue aims to provide an overview of the current situation, with a particular focus on nature-inspired design strategies and sustainable manufacturing methods. We warmly welcome all relevant theoretical, modeling, and experimental contributions in the form of articles and reviews from biomimetics and materials scientists, chemists, physicists and engineers from around the world to engage in interdisciplinary research.

Dr. Ze Wang
Dr. Jiafeng Song
Guest Editors

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