Materials Science and Engineering C: Materials for Biological Applications includes topics at the interface of the biomedical sciences and materials engineering. These topics include: 

• Bioinspired and biomimetic materials for medical applications 

• Materials of biological origin for medical applications 

• Materials for "active" medical applications 

• Self-assembling and self-healing materials for medical applications 

• "Smart" (i.e., stimulus-response) materials for medical applications 

• Ceramic, metallic, polymeric, and composite materials for medical applications 

• Materials for in vivo sensing 

• Materials for in vivo imaging 

• Materials for delivery of pharmacologic agents and vaccines 

• Novel approaches for characterizing and modeling materials for medical applications