title: Inspiration and application in the evolution of biomaterials.
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.
authors: School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, 29 Oxford Street, 319 Pierce Hall, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA.
authors: Nathaniel
authors: N
authors: Huebsch
authors: David J
authors: DJ
authors: Mooney
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000266:history / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001698:Biomedical Engineering / Q000266:history; D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000266:history / Q000639:trends*; D040761:Biomimetic Materials / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004867:Equipment Design / Q000266:history / Q000639:trends; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D049690:History, Ancient; D006801:Humans; D019736:Prostheses and Implants / Q000266:history / Q000639:trends
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials