With consumers pushing for biodegradable and bio-based products and molders becoming more familiar with processing requirements, biomaterials are finding a wider range of applications. In the early ...

Recently, researchers were successful in fine tuning thermoplactic biomaterials for medical applications. These polyester-based materials can produce mechanical properties at the same rate it degrades ...

Researchers from Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), an institute of Singapore’s Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) have invented new ‘smart’ biomaterials ...

Researchers classify biomaterials in several ways: by their origin, how they interact with tissue, and their intrinsic material properties. Natural biomaterials, such as collagen, chitosan, and bone, ...

Palo Alto, Calif. -- June 21, 2004--Researchers across the world are working toward biocompatibility by optimizing interactions that occur between implanted biomaterials and the host living tissue.

Traditionally, biomaterials have functioned primarily as implants, with only basic understanding of their interactions with the body apart from biocompatibility. A new generation of biomaterials will ...