A collection of 42 peer-reviewed papers which, together, represent an authoritative survey of โBiomedical Applications of Smart Materialsโ. The papers are grouped under the headings: chapter 1: Advances in smart materials synthesis and functionality; chapter 2: Enabling tools; chapter 3: Medical diagnostic applications; chapter 4: Regenerative medicine and tissue engineering; chapter 5: New therapeutics and intelligent delivery systems; chapter 6: Mini / micro implantable devices; chapter 7: Medical applications of shape memory materials and smart textiles. This special volume has also been published online in the series, โAdvances in Science and Technologyโ Vol. 57.