Nature Biomedical Engineering

Straddling the life sciences, the physical sciences and engineering, Nature Biomedical Engineering covers experimental and computational systems, methods, devices, therapies, technology and processes that facilitate the understanding of human disease, or its prevention, diagnosis, treatment, alleviation or monitoring. The journal disseminates biological, medical and engineering advances — of fundamental, mechanistic, methodological, technological, therapeutic, translational or clinical nature — that can directly lead to or inspire improvements in human health or healthcare. The emphasis is on advances that draw on both the life sciences and the physical sciences, engineering, mathematics or informatics. The scope hence excludes advances that improve the understanding of human biology or disease but whose relevance for health or healthcare is judged to be insufficient, as well as advances that do not make use of principles or tools from the physical sciences, engineering, mathematics. Topics covered in Nature Biomedical Engineering include: Artificial intelligence, Artificial organs, Biochips, Bioelectronics, Biomaterials, Biomechanics, Biomedical analytics, Biomedical imaging, Biomedical instrumentation, Biomedical sensors, Bio-MEMS, Biomolecular engineering, Bionics, Biosignal processing, Clinical engineering, Clinical trials, Computational medicine, Diagnostics, Digital medicine, Disease modelling, Drug delivery, Genetic engineering, Genomic engineering, Health informatics, Health systems engineering, Immunoengineering, Implants, Mechanopathology, Medical devices, Medical robotics, Medical technology, Microtechnology, Molecular and cell engineering, Nanobiotechnology, Nanomedicine, Neural engineering, Orthopaedics, Precision medicine, Prosthetics, Regenerative medicine, Rehabilitation engineering, Synthetic biology, Systems biology, Systems physiology, Tissue engineering, Translational medicine, Vaccines, Wearable technology. For topics in biology, Nature Biomedical Engineering covers those that interface with the physical sciences or engineering in the context of human health or healthcare.