Call for Papers: Metamaterials in Medical Devices
Published in Bioengineering & Biotechnology, Materials, and Physics
Advanced Metamaterials, sister journal to Plasmonics journal (2024 Impact Factor of 4.3) is calling for papers from those working on the applications of metamaterials to medical devices.
This topical collection highlights how metamaterials are revolutionizing medical devices and healthcare technology. It focuses on engineered composites with tailored mechanical, acoustic, or electromagnetic responses that enable novel functions in implants, prosthetics, and therapeutic tools. Examples include metamaterial scaffolds with tunable stiffness for bone tissue engineering, acoustic metasurfaces for ultrasound imaging enhancement, and miniature metamaterial antennas and sensors for implantable monitoring. We seek contributions demonstrating integration of metamaterial structures into medical instruments, stents, and drug delivery systems to improve diagnostics and treatment outcomes.
The collection invites original research and review articles on metamaterial applications in medical device design. Expected contributions include design and characterization of metamaterial-based implants, scaffolds, and sensors; computational modeling of mechanical or electromagnetic performance in biological environments; and experimental demonstrations of prototype devices such as metamaterial-enhanced ultrasound transducers or smart stents. Manuscripts may cover fabrication methods, biocompatibility studies, and integration with biomedical systems. Discussions of challenges like durability, safety, and manufacturability are also welcome.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
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Mechanical metamaterial scaffolds and implants for bone, cartilage, and tissue engineering
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Metamaterial-enhanced stents, catheters, and cardiovascular devices
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Acoustic and photonic metamaterials for medical imaging (e.g., ultrasound, MRI) and therapy
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Wearable and implantable metamaterial sensors for physiological monitoring and diagnostics
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Metamaterial structures for drug delivery systems and bio-integrated devices
- Microphysiological systems enhanced through metamaterials
If your paper is accepted for publication, it will be published open access. Waivers are available for those who are unable to pay the open access publishing fee. Please see below to make your submission:
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About the Editors
Chris D. Geddes, Ph.D., FRSC, University of Maryland Baltimore County, USA
Andrés Díaz Lantada PhD, IMDEA Materials Institute, Madrid, Spain; Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), Spain
More About the Journals Plasmonics and Advanced Metamaterials
Plasmonics journal possesses a 2024 Impact Factor of 4.3, and is led by some of the top minds in plasmonic research. Advanced Metamaterials, a new open access journal, is a sister journal to Plasmonics.
Both journals are led by Prof. Chris Geddes of the Institute of Fluorescence, Maryland, USA, who is internationally known in fluorescence and plasmonics. His laboratory is widely attributed to the development of the Metal-Enhanced Fluorescence (MEF), Fluorophore Induced Plasmonic Current (FIPC) and related plasmon-fluorescence technologies, securing in excess of $25 million in recent years to pursue his research aspirations.
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Advanced Metamaterials is an Open Access journal which publishes broadly on the topic of metamaterials, which are receiving a great deal of attention worldwide for their wide variety of applications and boasting a large degree of multifunctionality.
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Metamaterials for Next-Generation Medical Devices
Advanced Metamaterials invites articles on highly novel metamaterials whose unique mechanical, acoustic, and electromagnetic properties have been leveraged and incorporated into next-generation medical devices, from architected implants and artificial bone to bio-integrated sensors, diagnostics, and therapeutic tools.
This topical collection highlights how metamaterials are reshaping medical devices and healthcare technology, through engineered composites with tailored mechanical, acoustic, or electromagnetic responses that enable new functions in implants, prosthetics, and therapeutic tools. Examples include metamaterial scaffolds with tunable stiffness for bone tissue engineering, and shape-memory, 4D-printed architectures for self-deploying implants and stents. Others include acoustic metasurfaces and metalenses for ultrasound imaging and therapy, and miniature metamaterial antennas and sensors for implantable monitoring. We welcome contributions that integrate metamaterial structures into medical instruments, stents, and drug delivery systems to improve diagnostics and treatment outcomes.
The collection invites original research and review articles on metamaterial applications in medical device design. Expected contributions include the design and characterization of metamaterial-based implants, scaffolds, and sensors; computational modeling and AI-assisted inverse design of their mechanical or electromagnetic performance in biological environments; and prototype demonstrations such as metamaterial-enhanced ultrasound transducers or smart stents. Manuscripts may also cover additive and 4D manufacturing, fabrication methods, biocompatibility studies, and integration with biomedical systems, as well as challenges such as durability, safety, and manufacturability.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
- Mechanical and auxetic metamaterial scaffolds and implants for bone, cartilage, and tissue engineering
- Metamaterial-enhanced stents, catheters, and cardiovascular devices
- Acoustic and photonic metamaterials for medical imaging and therapy, including focused-ultrasound metalenses and acoustic holograms (e.g., for non-invasive neuromodulation)
- Wearable, implantable, and self-powered (electronic-free) metamaterial sensors for physiological monitoring and diagnostics
- Metamaterial structures for drug delivery systems and bio-integrated devices
- Microphysiological systems enhanced through metamaterials, including organ-on-chip platforms and extracellular-matrix-mimicking scaffolds
- Additive and 4D manufacturing, shape-memory architectures, and AI-assisted inverse design of architected biomaterials and intelligent implants
This collection supports and amplifies research related to SDG 3 (Good Health and Well-being).
Publishing Model: Open Access
Deadline: Mar 12, 2027
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