Expanding frontiers in biomaterials

Samuel I. Stupp, Jack J J M Donners, Liang Shi Li, Alvaro Mata

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Abstract

This article celebrating Arthur von Hippel's career considers the expanding frontiers in the field of biomaterials, a subject that intrigued him given his interests in the molecular engineering of materials. The interface of materials science and biology started to develop decades ago when synthetic materiate were first used to repair parts of the human body. An exciting transformation is now occurring in the field, as advances in biology are used to engineer bioactive materials at the molecular level. The transformation is going further to other fronters that include the use of sophisticated materials to obtain biological information and learn biology, the creation of materials that imitate biological microstructures and functions, and the manipulation of organisms to create artificial materials.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)864-873
Number of pages10
JournalMRS Bulletin
Volume30
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2005

Keywords

  • Arthur von Hippel
  • Bioactive materials
  • Biomaterials
  • Biomimetics

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Materials Science
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry

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