Biological and Biomimetic Materials—Honoring Prof. A. Darvizeh

This Thematic Series is dedicated to the memory of Professor Abolfazl Darvizeh (1951–2021) (Fig. 1). He believed passionately that “life is a complicated engineering phenomenon and, hence, any investigation on living systems should be accomplished within the framework of engineering principles and processes.” He hoped that more studies on living systems would reveal more of their inherent technological complexities. We agree with that, which is why we decided to organize this Thematic Series. The Thematic Series “Biological and Biomimetic Materials—Honoring Prof. A. Darvizeh” covers a wide range of studies from fundamental research to practical applications. We invited a number of well-known scholars in the field to contribute articles that focus on understanding the complexities of biological materials and structures and their practical applications.