Biomimetics of Materials and Structures
A section of Biomimetics (ISSN 2313-7673).
Section Information
Material properties are not only determined by the chemical composition but also the internal structure of a material. In the course of evolution, living organisms have developed numerous strategies to create functions by internal structures at many levels of hierarchy. This section is devoted to the generation and characterisation of new material classes by combining the degrees of freedom of hierarchical structuring inspired by nature. This section addresses both structure and function of natural materials and reports strategies for the translation of bioinspired concepts into functional engineering materials.
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Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Biomimicry and Functional Materials: 3rd Edition (Deadline: 25 May 2024)
- Mechanical Properties and Functions of Bionic Materials/Structures (Deadline: 25 June 2024)
- Bioinspired Interfacial Materials (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Bionic Engineering for Boosting Multidisciplinary Integration 2023 (Deadline: 15 July 2024)
- Blood-Compatible Materials: Preparation, Modification and Functionalization: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 July 2024)
- Biomaterials in Bone Regeneration: Challenges to Guarantee Appropriate Biological Features 2.0 (Deadline: 31 July 2024)
- Bioinspired Materials for Tissue Engineering (Deadline: 31 July 2024)
- Design, Fabrication and Characterization of Biomimetic Hydrogels (Deadline: 31 August 2024)
- Biological and Bioinspired Materials and Structures (Deadline: 31 August 2024)
- Biomimetic Approach to Dental Implants 2.0 (Deadline: 15 September 2024)
- Advances in Biomaterials, Biocomposites and Biopolymers 2024 (Deadline: 15 September 2024)
- Advances in Bone Regeneration and Dental Implant Therapies: Innovations, Technologies, and Biomaterials (Deadline: 15 October 2024)
- Bioinspired Fibre Composite Structures: Principles for Fabrication and Design (Deadline: 30 October 2024)
- Advances in Biogenic and Biomimetic Materials: From Bionanomedicine to Environmental Applications and Beyond (Deadline: 30 November 2024)