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Progress in material design for biomedical applications
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Progress in material design for biomedical applications

Mark W Tibbitt, Christopher B Rodell, Jason A Burdick and Kristi S Anseth
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS, v 112(47), pp 14444-14451
24 Nov 2015
PMID: 26598696
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https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1516247112View
Published, Version of Record (VoR)Maybe Open Access (Publisher Bronze) Open

Abstract

Biocompatible Materials Humans Tissue Engineering
Biomaterials that interface with biological systems are used to deliver drugs safely and efficiently; to prevent, detect, and treat disease; to assist the body as it heals; and to engineer functional tissues outside of the body for organ replacement. The field has evolved beyond selecting materials that were originally designed for other applications with a primary focus on properties that enabled restoration of function and mitigation of acute pathology. Biomaterials are now designed rationally with controlled structure and dynamic functionality to integrate with biological complexity and perform tailored, high-level functions in the body. The transition has been from permissive to promoting biomaterials that are no longer bioinert but bioactive. This perspective surveys recent developments in the field of polymeric and soft biomaterials with a specific emphasis on advances in nano- to macroscale control, static to dynamic functionality, and biocomplex materials.

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Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
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