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MedMat is an international, interdisciplinary journal for consequential work at the frontier of materials science, engineering and medicine.

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Current issueVol. 3 · No. 2June 2026
2791–3716Online ISSN
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Volume 3,
Number 2

June 2026Pages 127–2388 articles
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01PerspectiveThree-dimensionally microarchitected electrospun fabric-enabled pressure-sensitive bioelectronicsRepresentative figure for Three-dimensionally microarchitected electrospun fabric-enabled pressure-sensitive bioelectronics02ReviewsBiomedical applications of polymer porous materials: design, properties, and future perspectivesRepresentative figure for Biomedical applications of polymer porous materials: design, properties, and future perspectives03ReviewsPathogenesis-guided nanozymes: from design to therapy for gastrointestinal inflammationRepresentative figure for Pathogenesis-guided nanozymes: from design to therapy for gastrointestinal inflammation04ReviewsThermoelectric materials for skin wound healingRepresentative figure for Thermoelectric materials for skin wound healing05ReviewsSmart responsive hydrogel-based growth factor delivery systems: precise release and synergistic regeneration strategies for wound healingRepresentative figure for Smart responsive hydrogel-based growth factor delivery systems: precise release and synergistic regeneration strategies for wound healing06ReviewsExogenous electrical stimulation in soft tissue wounds healing: mechanism and devicesRepresentative figure for Exogenous electrical stimulation in soft tissue wounds healing: mechanism and devices07Original ResearchZinc gallate nanoclusters-mediated enhanced metalloptosis in melanomaRepresentative figure for Zinc gallate nanoclusters-mediated enhanced metalloptosis in melanoma08Original ResearchMagnetically driven microscavengers for microplastic degradation in bloodRepresentative figure for Magnetically driven microscavengers for microplastic degradation in blood

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Where materials science
becomes medicine.

MedMat publishes original research, authoritative reviews and rapid communications addressing major pre-clinical and clinical challenges in medical science and bioengineering.

01Cardio-cerebrovascular & interventional materials
02Orthopedic & dental materials
03Skin & tissue engineering
04Imaging, sensing & diagnostics
05Nanomedicine & drug delivery
06Implants & regenerative devices

Editorial leadership

International by design.

Scientific leadership spanning nanoenergy, biomaterials, engineering, medicine and translational research.

Zhong Lin Wang, Editor-in-Chief of MedMat
Editor-in-ChiefZhong Lin Wang

Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Yanglong Hou, Executive Editor-in-Chief of MedMat
Executive Editor-in-ChiefYanglong Hou

Sun Yat-sen University

Zhou Li, Executive Editor-in-Chief of MedMat
Executive Editor-in-ChiefZhou Li

Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, Chinese Academy of Sciences

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