The Journal of Applied Biomaterials & Functional Materials (JABFM) is an open access, peer-reviewed, international journal considering the publication of original contributions, reviews and editorials dealing with clinical and laboratory investigations in the fast growing field of biomaterial sciences and functional materials.The areas covered by the journal will include: Biomaterials / Materials for biomedical applications Functional materials Hybrid and composite materials Soft materials Hydrogels Nanomaterials Gene delivery Nonodevices Metamaterials Active coatings Surface functionalization Tissue engineering Cell delivery/cell encapsulation systems 3D printing materials Material characterization Biomechanics