Scilight Press

Aims

Inorganic Biomaterials (IB) is an international, peer-reviewed journal publishing high-quality research on inorganic materials for biomedical applications. The journal serves as a forum at the interface of materials science, biology, and medicine, with emphasis on studies that deliver fundamental insight into how composition, structure, interfaces, and processing—including advanced manufacturing— govern biological interactions, degradation, integration, and functional performance. IB is published quarterly online by Scilight Press.

The journal prioritises mechanism-driven, materials-focused research that establishes clear structure–property–function relationships, supported by rigorous experimentation, advanced characterisation, or/and modelling. Submissions are expected to demonstrate clear relevance to biomedical performance, including, where appropriate, in vitro and in vivo evaluation.

Scope

The journal publishes research on inorganic materials for biomedical applications, including:

• Biodegradable metals
• Bioinert metals
• Bioceramics and glasses
• Metal–ceramic interfaces
• Composite and hybrid materials

Studies should provide mechanistic insight into materials behaviour and biological response, addressing:

• Synthesis, processing, and advanced manufacturing (including additive manufacturing)
• Advanced characterisation across length scales
• Interfacial structure, chemistry, and phenomena
• Degradation, corrosion, and dissolution in physiological environments
• Biointerface interactions at the cell and tissue level
• Structure–property–function relationships linked to biomedical performance

Submissions must demonstrate clear conceptual advance and broad relevance, supported, where appropriate, by quantitative analysis, advanced characterisation, and in vitro or in vivo validation. Incremental studies or those lacking mechanistic insight are not considered.