JOM Editorial Calendar - Topic Details

Biological and Bio-Inspired Structural Materials

Manuscript Submission Deadline: June 01, 2025 (Manuscripts not accepted more than 6 months prior to this date)
Guest Editor: Ling Li
Co-Guest Editors: Grace Gu
Sponsored By: Biomaterials
Publication Date: December 2025
Keywords: Advanced Materials, BioMaterials, Characterization, Mechanical Properties, Modeling and Simulation, Bio-Inspired Materials
Scope: Structural materials are critical for many applications ranging from construction, transportation, aerospace, and more. Natural organisms also need to solve their structural material challenges for functions such as body support, locomotion, protection, etc. Despite significant constraints (synthesis conditions and material choices), biological structural materials often exhibit remarkable mechanical properties resulting from their hierarchical structural designs. Learning from these materials holds immense promise for advancing structural materials. This special topic welcomes submissions of theoretical, computational, and experimental studies of biological and bio-inspired structural materials to showcase the latest progress for harnessing nature’s design principles for sustainable material.
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