Abstract
Investigation of the mechanical behavior of biological tissues and biomaterials has been an active area of research for several decades. However, in recent years, the enthusiasm in understanding the mechanical behavior of biological tissues and biomaterials has increased significantly due to the development of novel biomaterials for new fields of application, along with the emergence of advanced computational techniques. The current Special Issue is a collection of studies that address various topics within the general theme of “mechanics of biomaterials”. This editorial aims to present the context within which the studies of this Special Issue could be better understood. I, therefore, try to identify some of the most important research trends in the study of the mechanical behavior of biological tissues and biomaterials.
Highlights
The mechanical behavior of biological tissues and biomaterials has been intensively studied for decades, but has recently been receiving increasing attention
This means the study of the mechanical behavior of both biological tissues and biomaterials, to determine the basic mechanical properties, and to extract the type of data that is needed for advanced constitutive modeling of those materials
That is why many of the earliest studies on the mechanical behavior of biological tissues were focused on skeletal tissues
Summary
The mechanical behavior of biological tissues and biomaterials has been intensively studied for decades, but has recently been receiving increasing attention. “multi-functional biomaterials”, on the other hand, has improved substantially In many cases, these multi-functional biomaterials either replace or enable the regeneration of damaged tissues. Within the context of these developments, a wider range of researchers have become interested in studying the mechanical interactions between tissues and biomaterials. In many cases, this means the study of the mechanical behavior of both biological tissues and biomaterials, to determine the basic mechanical properties, and to extract the type of data that is needed for advanced constitutive modeling of those materials. This editorial tries to present the context within which these selected studies could be better understood
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