Due to the remarkable success of the Research Topic 'Animal Biomechanics: Application of Biomedical Engineering to Veterinary Sciences for Animal Healthcare' and the rapidly evolving subject area, we are pleased to launch Volume II for this topic.

In the last few decades, biomedical engineering has increasingly been applied to advancements in human health. Computational models have played a crucial role in studying human diseases, improving medical devices, and analyzing human motion, among other phenomena. With the ever-increasing power of computers, significant knowledge has been gained in these areas. Biomedical engineering has now found its place within clinics, as engineers collaborate with clinicians on various aspects of human medicine. To validate computational models and study in vivo biological phenomena, animal models have been extensively utilized.

Unfortunately, while computational methods have greatly benefited human medicine, there has been less emphasis on applying biomedical engineering to the veterinary sciences. Additionally, animal models have often been used without a clear focus on veterinary applications, and the knowledge gained is predominantly utilized for enhancing human health outcomes.

This Research Topic aims to promote the application of biomedical engineering to the field of Veterinary Sciences, with the goal of improving animal health. The knowledge acquired through applying engineering principles to human medicine can directly contribute to many areas within veterinary medicine. Computational modeling, a non-invasive technique, can address numerous problems, potentially reducing animal use while expanding the utility of experimental animal models. Field-specific studies, such as animal pathologies and diseases, drug delivery therapies, analysis of animal motion, and advancements in animal medical devices, can be explored using in-silico models.

While there has been notable work in the field of biomechanics as applied to certain aspects of veterinary medicine, many other areas can be investigated by leveraging the experience and knowledge of biomedical engineering, similar to its application in human medicine. The computational techniques used in veterinary clinics could serve as diagnostic tools, just as imaging techniques are used today.

Research associated with this collection will bridge the gap between biomedical engineering and veterinary medicine, providing significant assistance to animal healthcare and fostering bidirectional improvements in animal and human health.

Topics of interest for this Research Topic include:

• Animal respiration physiology, transport phenomena, and drug delivery
• Biomechanics of animal motion
• Animal orthopaedics and virtual surgery
• Analysis of biomechanical properties, tissue repair/regeneration, and bio-inspired materials in veterinary applications
• Computational animal models for veterinary science

This Research Topic also aims to curate an extensive article compilation highlighting the pioneering research showcased at the XIII Meeting of the Spanish Chapter of the European Society of Biomechanics, hosted by the Public University of Navarre, which will be held on the 28th and 29th of October 2024 in Pamplona, Spain.

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