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Dental Biomaterials in Implantology and Orthodontics

edited by

Magdalena Sycińska-Dziarnowska

and

Hyo-Sang Park

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 16358 | Submission Open

Keywords: dental biomaterials; osseointegration; bioactive coatings; biocompatibility; natural biomaterials; orthodontics; implantology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Dental Biomaterials)

Cardiovascular Tissue Engineering: Current Status and Advances

edited by

Yuichi Matsuzaki

and

Ilia Fishbein

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 15565 | Submission Open

Keywords: cardiovascular regenerative medicine; tissue engineering; functional biomaterials; in vitro mechanical property; computational modeling; large animal research; clinical research

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine)

Property, Evaluation and Development of Dentin Materials

edited by

Ivana Šutej

and

Kristina Peros

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 13716 | Submission Open

Keywords: dentin; calcified tissues; mechanical properties; biomaterials; restorative materials; viscoelasticity; biomimetics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Dental Biomaterials)

Biomaterials for Management of Dental Caries and Periodontal Disease

edited by

Mohammed Zahedul Islam

and Shogo Takashiba

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 11901 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial biomaterials; bioactive dental materials; cariostatic materials; dental caries prevention; oral microbiome modulation; periodontal regeneration; remineralizing agents; translational oral health research

(This special issue belongs to the Section Dental Biomaterials)

Advances in Multifunctional Hydrogels for Biomedical Application (2nd Edition)

edited by

Cheng Hu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6637 | Submission Open

Keywords: multifunctional hydrogels; novel preparation and characterization of hydrogel system; biomedical hydrogels; drug/cell delivery; tissue repair

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine)

Advanced Bioglasses, Bioceramics and Their Composites: State of the Art and Applications

edited by

Monika Furko

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 5902 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioglasses; bioceramics; hydroxyapatite; implants; scaffolds; 3D printing; tissue regeneration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials and Devices for Healthcare Applications)

Development of Biocomposites for Bone Tissue Engineering

edited by

Nuno Alegrete

and

Maria Pia Ferraz

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 5744 | Submission Open

Keywords: biocomposites; bone tissue engineering; biodegradable polymers; bioactive ceramics; scaffold fabrication; osteogenesis; regenerative biomaterials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bone Biomaterials)

Advanced Biomaterials and Engineered Systems in Endodontics

edited by Hardik Makkar and

Nicholas G. Fischer

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5235 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive materials ; tissue-engineered dental pulp ; antimicrobial ; drug delivery; endodontic biomaterials; bioprinting ; nanomedicine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Dental Biomaterials)

Advanced Biomaterials in Cancer Therapeutics and Diagnosis

edited by

Dominik Schauenburg

and

Jeffrey J. H. Wang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4587 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomaterials; cancer research; stimuli responsive; tumor microenvironment; tumor targeting; delivery platforms; in vitro/in vivo models; clinical trials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials for Cancer Therapies)

Functional Natural, Hybrid and Bioinspired Biomaterials for Biomedical Applications

edited by

Jayaramudu Tippabattini

and

Varaprasad Kokkarachedu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2889 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural biomaterials; bio-based polymeric materials; hybrid biomaterials; bioinspired materials: design of biomimetic polymer-based devices; bio-based polymeric materials; biodegradability of polymeric materials; tissue regeneration; drug delivery systems; functional polymers; nanocomposites; regenerative medicine; wound healing; three- and four-dimensional biomaterials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine)

3D Bioprinting Materials and Technologies for Tissue Engineering

edited by

Howard Matthew

and Ruchi Sharma

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 1703 | Submission Open

Keywords: 3D bioprinting; tissue engineering; biomaterials; protein engineering; stem cells; controlled release

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine)

Next-Generation Biomaterials and Digital Innovations for Maxillofacial Reconstruction and Regeneration

edited by

Byoung-Eun Yang

Soo-Hwan Byun

and Sang-Yoon Park

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1570 | Submission Open

Keywords: maxillofacial biomaterials; craniofacial regeneration; implantable devices; nanotechnology; robotic surgery; surgical navigation; smart biomaterials; soft-tissue fillers; growth factors; digital surgery; osseointegration; regenerative technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine)

Advanced Biomaterials for Medical Implants

edited by

Benedict Rothammer

and

Max Marian

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 625 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomaterials; implants; joint replacements; medical devices; surface modifications; coatings; texturing; biotribology; biocompatibility; hemocompatibility; drug delivery; antimicrobial behavior

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials and Devices for Healthcare Applications)

3D Bioprinting Materials for Bone Tissue Engineering

edited by Nazanin Owji and Nileshkumar Dubey

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 418 | Submission Open

Keywords: 3D bioprinting; bioinks; biomaterials; scaffolds; bioprinting techniques; bone regeneration; bone repair

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine)

AI-Driven Design and Biocompatibility Assessment of Functional Biomaterials

edited by

Ioannis Liakos

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 354 | Submission Open

Keywords: predictive design; biocompatibility and toxicity prediction; optimization of manufacturing; multi-omics integration; accelerated regulatory science

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials and Devices for Healthcare Applications)

Recent Advancements in Materials for Dental Care and Prosthetics

edited by

Michele Basilicata

and

Giovanni Bruno

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 303 | Submission Open

Keywords: dental biomaterials; prosthodontic materials; restorative materials; orthodontic materials; CAD/CAM; digital dentistry; nanomaterials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Dental Biomaterials)

Recent Advances in Biomaterials for Tissue Regeneration and Functional Restoration

edited by

Ying Chen

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 300 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomaterials; tissue regeneration; functional restoration; tissue engineering; cell– material interactions; translational biomaterials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine)

Advances in Biomedical Alloys and Surface Modification (2nd Edition)

edited by

Karolina Dudek

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 176 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomedical alloys; surface modification; biocompatibility; nanomaterials; porous biomaterials; surface functionalization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Synthesis of Biomaterials via Advanced Technologies)

Polymers Materials Used in Biomedical Engineering

edited by

Xibo Yan

and Shuai Wang

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 9075 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomaterials; nanomedicines; bioimaging; biosensors and biodetection; tissue engineering; antibacterial materials; antitumor nanoagents; hydrogels; soft robotics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials and Devices for Healthcare Applications)

Biomaterials for Drug Delivery and Cancer Therapy

edited by

Wen Yang

and

Chao Qi

submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 11566 | Submission Open

Keywords: cancer therapy; cancer diagnosis; biomaterials; drug discovery; clinical translation; drug delivery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials for Drug Delivery)

Review Papers in Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine

edited by

Joana Silva-Correia

and

Vassilios Sikavitsas

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 13016 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomaterials; tissue engineering; regenerative medicine; bone regeneration; soft tissue regeneration; wound healing; scaffolds; biofabrication; bioprinting

Biomaterials: Functionalization, Diagnostics, and Modeling for Advanced Therapeutic and Regenerative Applications

edited by

Aharon Azagury

Malka Shilo

and

Udi Sarig

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 11989 | Submission Open

Keywords: functionalization; diagnostics; modeling; drug delivery; 3D bioprinting; organ on a chip; tissue engineering; regenerative medicine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine)

Recent Advances in Bone Graft Materials

edited by

Motohiro Munakata

, Yu Kataoka and

Daisuke Sato

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 8049 | Submission Open

Keywords: dental implant; graft material; bone augmentation; bone regeneration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials and Devices for Healthcare Applications)

Three-Dimensional Printing and Biomaterials for Medical Applications

edited by

Santosh Kumar Parupelli

and

Salil Desai

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5832 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomaterials; 3D printing; tissue engineering; regenerative medicine; biomedical devices

(This special issue belongs to the Section Synthesis of Biomaterials via Advanced Technologies)

Biomaterials for Hemostasis and Wound Healing Applications

edited by Shuaibing Jiang and

Jingxian Wu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5704 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomaterials; hemostasis; hemorrhage; wound healing; tissue repair; tissue regeneration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials and Devices for Healthcare Applications)

Bioactive Glass in Tissue Engineering Applications

edited by

Maziar Montazerian

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3150 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive glass; tissue engineering; osteogenesis; angiogenesis; wound healing; scaffold; computational modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials and Devices for Healthcare Applications)

Biomaterials and Strategies for Bone Regeneration and Repair

edited by

Nikola Štoković

Katarina Mužina

and Natalia Ivanjko

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2430 | Submission Open

Keywords: bone regeneration; biomaterials; bioceramics; scaffolds; tissue engineering; osteoinduction; stem cell therapies; bone morphogenetic proteins

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bone Biomaterials)

Advanced Biomaterials and Biomechanics Studies in Tissue Engineering

edited by

Bruno Rego

, Alex Khang and

Prashanth Ravishankar

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2054 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomaterials; biomechanics; mechanobiology; tissue engineering; regenerative medicine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine)

Drug- and Ion-Releasing Implants

edited by

Michael D. Roach

and

Amol V. Janorkar

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1221 | Submission Open

Keywords: drug delivery; ion releasing; controlled release; implant coatings; surface modification

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine)

Innovative Biomaterials for Muscle Tissue Regeneration and Rehabilitation

edited by Koyal Garg

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 974 | Submission Open

Keywords: skeletal muscle; rehabilitation; biomaterials; conductive polymers; mechanobiology; drug delivery; growth factors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine)

Engineered Surfaces: Functionalization Approaches for Cutting-Edge Biomedical Applications

edited by

Luisa Fialho

, Diana R. Fonseca and

Fernando J. Monteiro

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 404 | Submission Open

Keywords: surface engineering; electrochemical modification; physical modification; bioinspired interfaces; biomedical alloys; polymeric biomaterials; antimicrobial surfaces/biomaterials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials and Devices for Healthcare Applications)

Advances in the Biomedical Applications of Biopolymers

edited by Ciara Buckley and Muhammad Azeem

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 348 | Submission Open

Keywords: biopolymers; tissue engineering; functional biomaterials; polymer functionalisation; regenerative medicine; bioactive scaffolds; cell– material interactions

Advanced Dental Biomaterials for Prosthodontic Applications: Functional and Biological Perspectives

edited by

Aikaterini Petropoulou

, Sofia Diamantopoulou, Maria Dimitriadi and

George Eliades

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 319 | Submission Open

Keywords: prosthodontic materials; dental ceramics; resin-based composites; digital dentistry; CAD/CAM

(This special issue belongs to the Section Dental Biomaterials)

Rethinking Bone Cements: Composite Strategies for Functional Performance

edited by

Marcin Wekwejt

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 292 | Submission Open

Keywords: composite bone cements; ceramic– polymer hybrid; bioactive functionality; biofunctional modification; bone regeneration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bone Biomaterials)

Hydrogel-Based Materials for Drug Delivery Applications

edited by

Bo Su

, Teng Chi and Yanjing Wang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 250 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogel-based materials; drug delivery; stimuli-responsive hydrogels; injectable delivery systems; nanocomposite hydrogels; biocompatibility and stability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials for Drug Delivery)

Advances in Nanomaterials for Tissue Regeneration

edited by

Derya Özhava

and

Yong Mao

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 236 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomaterials; biomaterials; tissue engineering; regenerative therapy; wound healing; skeletal muscle regeneration; stem-cell; drug delivery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine)

State-of-the-Art Materials for Cardiovascular Tissue Engineering

edited by

Sabrina Rohringer

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 192 | Submission Open

Keywords: cardiovascular; tissue engineering; biomaterials; personalized medicine; hydrogels; 3D printing; nanomaterials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine)

Antimicrobial Biomaterials for Medical Applications

edited by

Md Amdadul Huq

and

Shahina Akter

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9055 | Submission Open

Keywords: synthesis of biomaterials; antimicrobial properties; antibacterial applications; antifungal applications; antiviral applications; antibiofilm activity; antimicrobial mechanisms of biomaterials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibacterial Biomaterials)

Reactive and Smart Biomaterials for Drug Delivery and Regenerative Medicine

edited by

Zhu Jin

and

Yin Wang

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 577 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomaterials; stimuli-responsive; targeted drug delivery; regenerative medicine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials for Drug Delivery)

Biopolymer-Based Materials for Biomedical Applications

edited by

Kupnik Kaja

and

Mateja Primožič

submission deadline 28 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 492 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant-derived materials; biopolymers; bioactivity; biocompatibility; antimicrobial materials; drug delivery systems; tissue engineering; wound healing; sustainable medicine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials and Devices for Healthcare Applications)

Emerging Trends of Nanomaterials in Biology

edited by

Tapas K. Mandal

and

Nargish Parvin

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 10521 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomaterials for drug delivery; biocompatible nanoparticles; lipid nanoparticles in medicine; nanotechnology in tissue engineering; nanomaterials for cancer therapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials and Devices for Healthcare Applications)

Metals and Alloys for Biomedical Applications (2nd Edition)

edited by

Dapeng Zhao

, Hong Wu and

Jing Bai

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 9826 | Submission Open

Keywords: metallic biomaterials; biofunctionalization; mechanical properties; surface modification; dental and orthopedics materials; Ti alloys; Mg alloys

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials and Devices for Healthcare Applications)

Biomaterials for Bone Implant and Regeneration

edited by

Liuzhi Hao

and

Conrado Aparicio

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 8437 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomaterials; bone regeneration; tissue regeneration; tissue engineering; osteogenesis; controlled drug release; gene therapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bone Biomaterials)

Advanced Nanomaterials in Medicine: Innovations in Diagnostics, Therapy, and Regeneration

edited by

Rewati Raman Ujjwal

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3725 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomedicine; targeted drug delivery; theranostics; regenerative medicine; diagnostic nanotechnology; stimuli-responsive nanomaterials; biocompatible nanocarriers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials and Devices for Healthcare Applications)

Biomaterials for Nerve Repair and Regeneration: Spearheading Translational Impacts in Nerve Injury

edited by Neill Yun Li

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1987 | Submission Open

Keywords: nerve injuries; nerve surgery; nerve repair and regeneration; nerve reconstructions; nerve transfers; biomaterials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine)

Polymer-Based Materials in Biomedical Applications

edited by

Chang Liu

and Ran An

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1819 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional biomaterials; polymer-based materials; biomedical devices; biosensing technologies; biofabrication; translational medicine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials and Devices for Healthcare Applications)

Innovative Materials for Orthodontics and Prosthodontics: Paving the Way for Precision Dentistry

edited by

Inês Francisco

and

Francisco Vale

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1633 | Submission Open

Keywords: orthodontics; prosthodontics; dental materials; precision dentistry; biomaterials; smart materials; ceramic composites

(This special issue belongs to the Section Dental Biomaterials)

Nanomaterials for Drug Delivery Systems

edited by Ivalina Trendafilova

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1564 | Submission Open

Keywords: drug delivery systems design; nanomaterials for drug delivery; biocompatible nanomaterials; functional biomaterials; controlled release; target drug delivery; nanotheranostics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials for Drug Delivery)

Graphene Materials in Medical Applications

edited by Lílian Vanessa Rossa Beltrami and Daniele Perondi

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1432 | Submission Open

Keywords: graphene-based materials; biomedical applications; biocompatibility and toxicity; drug delivery systems; biosensors and diagnostics; tissue engineering; functional biomaterials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials and Devices for Healthcare Applications)

Development of Nanomaterials for Imaging, Diagnosis and Therapy

edited by

Shubham Roy

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1215 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomaterials; imaging; theranostics; imaging-guided therapy; drug delivery; anticancer therapy; antibacterial therapy; materials engineering; characterization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials and Devices for Healthcare Applications)

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