Inspiration and application in the evolution of biomaterials

Nathaniel Huebsch and David J. Mooney
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Nathaniel Huebsch: School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University
David J. Mooney: School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University

Nature, 2009, vol. 462, issue 7272, 426-432

Abstract: Abstract Biomaterials, traditionally defined as materials used in medical devices, have been used since antiquity, but recently their degree of sophistication has increased significantly. Biomaterials made today are routinely information rich and incorporate biologically active components derived from nature. In the future, biomaterials will assume an even greater role in medicine and will find use in a wide variety of non-medical applications through biologically inspired design and incorporation of dynamic behaviour.

Date: 2009
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