Achieving good clinical outcomes with implanted biomaterials depends upon achieving
optimal function, both mechanical and biological, which in turn depends upon integrating …

An Introduction to Tissue-Biomaterial Interactions acquaints an undergraduate audience
with the fundamental biological processes that influence these sophisticated, cutting-edge …

Bio-implants are engineered medical devices developed to replace the non-functioning
biological structural parts of human organisms, helping to support various functions of the …

The ability of a biomaterial to perform its intended in vivo function is ultimately dependent
upon both the structural and biophysical properties of the material and the host response to …

New advances in (nano) biomaterial design coupled with the detailed study of tissue–
biomaterial interactions can open a new chapter in personalized medicine, where …

Biomaterial Interfaces in Regenerative Medicine Biomaterials, either synthetic (eg polymers,
metals, ceramics) or natural (eg proteins, polysaccharides), play central roles in tissue …

Healing with medical implants: The body battles back | Science Translational Medicine news
careers commentary Journals Science Science brought to you byGoogle Indexer Log in science …

During recent decades vast and continuously increasing numbers of biomedical implants
have been introduced for continuous use in the human body. Since the early cemented hip …

Success or failure of biomaterials, whether tissue engineered constructs, joint and dental
implants, vascular grafts, or heart valves, depends on molecular-level events that determine …

We propose that the mechanical property of the interface between an implant and its
surrounding tissues is critical for the host response and the performance of the device. The …