Adaptive Materials for Biointerfaces, Bioelectronics, Biohybrid Systems
This Special Topic highlights recent advances in adaptive materials that actively interface with biological systems and enable next-generation bioelectronics and biohybrid technologies. The focus is on materials that dynamically respond to electrical, mechanical, chemical, or biological stimuli, allowing seamless integration between living systems and engineered devices.
By bridging material innovation with biological functionality, this Special Topic aims to advance both the fundamental understanding and practical implementation of adaptive systems that sense, modulate, and integrate with living environments. We particularly encourage interdisciplinary contributions combining materials science, bioengineering, electronics, robotics, and healthcare applications.
We welcome contributions spanning electroactive materials, adaptive hydrogels and soft matter, mechanobiology-driven material design, bioelectric interfaces, biosensors, and biohybrid devices.
Topics of interest include:
- wearable and implantable bioelectronics
- soft robotic systems
- organ-on-chip platforms
- neural and cellular stimulation technologies
- multifunctional ionic and electronic conductors
- sustainable or biodegradable soft materials for biomedical applications
Guest Editors
Yeonsik Choi, Yonsei University, South Korea
Donata Iandolo, INSERM, France
Malavika Nair, University of Oxford, UK
Janire Saez, University of the Basque Country, Spain