Biomimetics | Read Our Editor’s Choice Articles in 2024–2025

Editor’s Choice articles are based on recommendations by the Scientific Editors of MDPI journals from around the world. Editors select a small number of articles recently published in the journal that they believe will be particularly interesting to readers, or important in the respective research area. The aim is to provide a snapshot of some of the most exciting work published in the various research areas of the journal.

All papers are in an open access format, granting our readers free and unlimited access to the full text of all the articles published in our journal. Carefully selected by the journal’s Academic Editors, below is a list of articles that we believe may be of interest. The complete list of Editor’s Choice Articles is available at the following link: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/biomimetics/editors_choice.

1. “The Protein Corona Paradox: Challenges in Achieving True Biomimetics in Nanomedicines”
by Nicole M. Mayordomo, Ane Zatarain-Beraza, Fabio Valerio, Victoria Álvarez-Méndez, Paula Turegano, Lucía Herranz-García, Amaia López de Aguileta, Nicolas Cattani, Ana Álvarez-Alonso and Mónica L. Fanarraga
Biomimetics 2025, 10(5), 276; https://doi.org/10.3390/biomimetics10050276
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2313-7673/10/5/276

2. “Aerospace Bionic Robotics: BEAM-D Technical Standard of Biomimetic Engineering Design Methodology Applied to Mechatronics Systems”
by Jose Cornejo, Alfredo Weitzenfeld, José Baca and Cecilia E. García Cena
Biomimetics 2025, 10(10), 668; https://doi.org/10.3390/biomimetics10100668
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2313-7673/10/10/668

3. “Seahorse-Tail-Inspired Soft Pneumatic Actuator: Development and Experimental Characterization”
by Michele Gabrio Antonelli, Pierluigi Beomonte Zobel, Muhammad Aziz Sarwar and Nicola Stampone
Biomimetics 2024, 9(5), 264; https://doi.org/10.3390/biomimetics9050264
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2313-7673/9/5/264

4. “Anthropomorphic Robotic Hand Prosthesis Developed for Children”
by Pablo Medina-Coello, Blas Salvador-Domínguez, Francisco J. Badesa, José María Rodríguez Corral, Henrik Plastrotmann and Arturo Morgado-Estévez
Biomimetics 2024, 9(7), 401; https://doi.org/10.3390/biomimetics9070401
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2313-7673/9/7/401

5. “Enhancing the Biological Functionality of Hydrogels Using Self-Assembling Peptides”
by Woo Hyun Kwon, Kyoung Choi, Sang Jun Park, GeumByeol Park, Cho Young Park, Yoo Han Seo, Chun-Ho Kim and Jun Shik Choi
Biomimetics 2025, 10(7), 442; https://doi.org/10.3390/biomimetics10070442
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2313-7673/10/7/442

6. “Lotus Leaf-Inspired Corrosion-Resistant and Robust Superhydrophobic Coating for Water Separation”
by Woo Hyun Kwon, Kyoung Choi, Sang Jun Park, GeumByeol Park, Cho Young Park, Yoo Han Seo, Chun-Ho Kim and Jun Shik Choi
Biomimetics 2025, 10(7), 442; https://doi.org/10.3390/biomimetics10070442
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2313-7673/10/7/442

7. “Mechanics of Bio-Inspired Protective Scales”
by Antonio Pantano and Vincenzo Baiamonte
Biomimetics 2025, 10(2), 75; https://doi.org/10.3390/biomimetics10020075
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2313-7673/10/2/75

8. “Exploring Adhesive Performance in Horseshoe Bonding Through Advanced Mechanical and Numerical Analysis”
by C. M. C. Ferreira, B. D. Simões, E. A. S. Marques, R. J. C. Carbas and L. F. M. da Silva
Biomimetics 2025, 10(1), 2; https://doi.org/10.3390/biomimetics10010002
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2313-7673/10/1/2

9. “Mantises Jump from Smooth Surfaces by Pushing with “Heel” Pads of Their Hind Legs”
by Hanns Hagen Goetzke, Malcolm Burrows and Walter Federle
Biomimetics 2025, 10(2), 69; https://doi.org/10.3390/biomimetics10020069
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2313-7673/10/2/69

10. “Towards Self-Assembling 3D-Printed Shapes Through Βiomimetic Μechanical Interlocking”
by Tino Marte, Savvas Koltsakidis, Thomas Profitiliotis, Emmanouil Tzimtzimis and Dimitrios Tzetzis
Biomimetics 2025, 10(6), 400; https://doi.org/10.3390/biomimetics10060400
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2313-7673/10/6/400