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Special Issue Topic

Emerging Piezoelectric Biomaterials for Advanced Medical Applications

Keywords

Piezoelectric Biomaterials, Bio-Electronic Interfaces, Energy Harvesting, Therapeutic Technologies, Biomedical Sensors, Implantable Devices, Tissue Engineering

 

Aim and Scope

Piezoelectric biomaterials are emerging as a transformative technology in medical diagnostics and therapeutics, enabling innovative approaches to energy harvesting, sensing, and stimulation in healthcare. By integrating mechanical, electrical, and biological functionalities, these materials offer unique opportunities for real-time health monitoring, precision medicine, and tissue repair. This special issue seeks multidisciplinary contributions to bridge materials science, bioengineering, and clinical practice, fostering advancements in next-generation healthcare solutions.

 

(1) Advanced Piezoelectric Biomaterials:

• Development of novel piezoelectric materials with enhanced biocompatibility and biodegradability.

• Design and synthesis of hybrid piezoelectric biomaterials for improved performance in biomedical applications.

(2) Self-Powered Biomedical Devices:

• Integration of piezoelectric materials in energy harvesting devices for powering implantable and wearable medical devices.

• Development of autonomous, self-powered biosensors for continuous physiological monitoring.

(3) Piezoelectric Therapeutics:

• Applications of piezoelectric materials in targeted electrical stimulation for tissue regeneration and wound healing.

• Innovations in closed-loop therapeutic systems powered by piezoelectric energy harvesting.

(4) Bio-Electronic Interfaces:

• Development of piezoelectric interfaces for high-sensitivity signal acquisition and wireless communication.

• Exploration of dynamic interactions between piezoelectric materials and biological systems.

(5) Integration in Tissue Engineering:

• Use of piezoelectric scaffolds for promoting cell differentiation and tissue repair.

• Applications of piezoelectric biomaterials in engineering functional tissues and organ replacements.

(6) Emerging Technologies and Future Perspectives:

• Advancing piezoelectric biomaterials with AI for real-time processing, adaptive systems, and personalized healthcare.

• Developing encapsulation technologies for biodegradable piezoelectric sensors to ensure stability, biocompatibility, and sustainability.

• Integration of multifunctional materials, such as conductive polymers, magnetic nanocomposites, hydrogels, and nanostructures, to synergistically enhance the functionality and performance of piezoelectric biomaterials in biomedical applications.

 

Guest Editors-in-Chief

杨帆，上海交通大学教授/研究员，博士生导师，国家级青年人才，上海交通大学医学院附属瑞金医院压电生物材料与应用课题组组长。运用材料学、力学和电学研究医学电子诊疗器件与系统，集中于压电生物材料合成技术与医学应用、生物医学柔性电子传感与电刺激治疗等交叉方向研究。迄今，以第一/通讯作者（含共同）身份在Science， Science Advances等国内外高水平期刊发表学术论文20余篇，授权中国和美国发明专利各1项，先后主持国家自然科学基金和科技部等多项科研项目。担任MedMat期刊副主任委员，入选国家万人计划青年拔尖人才、上海科技青年35人、上海市特聘教授（东方学者）、上海市浦江人才等人才计划。

李珺，美国西北大学博士后，于2021年获得美国威斯康辛大学博士学位。曾获得美国陶瓷协会杰出学生研究员奖（Outstanding student researcher award）。研究领域包括功能性生物材料，智能可植入器件，先进制造技术及高通量材料发现。在压电生物材料的大尺度自组装和3D打印智能生物系统领域取得重要突破，以第一作者（含共同）身份在Science, Nat. Commun., Adv. Mater., Adv. Funct. Mater., ACS Nano等期刊上发表多篇学术论文，并拥有七项美国专利。

李通，香港城市大学博士后研究员。李通于2022年从南京理工大学获得博士学位，并在美国威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校开展为期2年的联合博士培养。担任Exploration、Green Carbon以及FlexMat等期刊青年编委。2022年受邀为Frontiers in Chemistry期刊的客座编辑，组织主题为‘Functional Biomaterials’的特刊。研究方向主要涉及生物功能材料的设计与制造，及其在生物医学领域的应用研究，包括神经调控、生物传感组织修复以及电刺激疾病治疗等。相关成果以第一作者身份发表在 Science Advances （2篇），Nature Communications （2篇）, Advanced Materials，ACS Nano，Nano Energy，Small等期刊上。

高鸣源，西南大学副教授/硕士生导师，IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems高级编辑（Senior Editor），澳洲国立大学(ANU)博士后，重庆市工业绿色发展专家，机械工程学会高级会员；国家自然科学基金项目、重庆市自然科学基金项目负责人。在Energy Environmental Science, Chemical Reviews, Nano Energy, Applied Energy, IEEE Trans. Intelligent Transportation Systems, IEEE/ASME Trans. Mechatronics, IEEE Trans. Biomedical Engineering, 机械工程学报、振动工程学报、农业工程学报等国内外权威期刊以第一作者或通信作者发表论文60余篇，被引3000余次，授权国家专利20余项，获国际科技创新奖3项。

王隆春，上海交通大学长聘教轨助理教授、博士生导师。主要研究微纳加工与系统集成、多模态高密度植入式脑机接口器件和微系统。累积发表学术论文20余篇，其中第一作者身份发表9篇，含ACS Nano、Biosensors & Bioelectronics等，并入选Wiley中国高贡献作者奖。近年来，围绕植入式脑机接口器件集成度低和在体分辨率不足的局限性，开展多模态光电集成与千导量级脑机接口研究，并实现在体应用。目前已申请发明专利12项，其中授权8项，参与制定行业标准1项。入选上海市“超级博士后”激励计划，主持国家自然科学基金青年项目、科技创新2030“脑科学与类脑研究”重大专项子课题和中国博士后基金面上等项目。

 

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Submission Due Date: 2025-04-31

Planned Publication Date: 2025-08-31

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