title: 2010 Panel on the biomaterials grand challenges.
abstract: In 2009, the National Academy for Engineering issued the Grand Challenges for Engineering in the 21st Century comprised of 14 technical challenges that must be addressed to build a healthy, profitable, sustainable, and secure global community (http://www.engineeringchallenges.org). Although crucial, none of the NEA Grand Challenges adequately addressed the challenges that face the biomaterials community. In response to the NAE Grand Challenges, Monty Reichert of Duke University organized a panel entitled Grand Challenges in Biomaterials at the at the 2010 Society for Biomaterials Annual Meeting in Seattle. Six members of the National Academies-Buddy Ratner, James Anderson, Allan Hoffman, Art Coury, Cato Laurencin, and David Tirrell-were asked to propose a grand challenge to the audience that, if met, would significantly impact the future of biomaterials and medical devices. Successfully meeting these challenges will speed the 60-plus year transition from commodity, off-the-shelf biomaterials to bioengineered chemistries, and biomaterial devices that will significantly advance our ability to address patient needs and also to create new market opportunities.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA. reichert@duke.edu
authors.forename: William Monty
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Reichert
authors.forename: Buddy D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Ratner
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.forename: Art
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Coury
authors.forename: Allan S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Hoffman
authors.forename: Cato T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Laurencin
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tirrell
mesh_terms: D026683:Advisory Committees; D001186:Artificial Limbs; D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003226:Congresses as Topic; D015509:Developmental Biology; D006801:Humans; D044968:Regenerative Medicine; D012958:Societies, Scientific
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials