Particle self-assembly in excitable and non-equilibrium media: biophysical aspects

Theme issue is devoted to the rapidly developing area of the biophysics of tissues, as well as biomaterials with micro- and nanoparticles and bioreactors for single cell protein production. The effect of structuring kinetics on the functional characteristics of biological, biotechnological and soft systems are in the focus. Similarities in the approaches used when studying physically different phenomena are demonstrated and discussed. The presented works are at the cutting edge of research on synergetic structural formations in complex multifunctional and disordered biomaterials.