title: Third-generation biomedical materials.
abstract: Whereas second-generation biomaterials were designed to be either resorbable or bioactive, the next generation of biomaterials is combining these two properties, with the aim of developing materials that, once implanted, will help the body heal itself.
authors.affiliation: Department of Materials and the Tissue Engineering Centre, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, University of London, Prince Consort Road, London SW7 2BP, UK. l.hench@ic.ac.uk
authors.forename: Larry L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Hench
authors.forename: Julia M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Polak
mesh_terms: D020341:Absorbable Implants; D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D001861:Bone Regeneration; D018786:Bone Substitutes; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D006801:Humans; D010012:Osteogenesis; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D012038:Regeneration; D023822:Tissue Engineering
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D018786:Bone Substitutes