title: Rationalizing the development of biomaterials with a new way of thinking.
abstract: The history of biomaterials research is seriously surveyed. It is found that an immutable way of thinking for developing biomaterials is rooted deeply in Western medicine and biology. It is necessary to modify or change the current status of thinking. In this paper, the author presents an idea to research and develop biomaterials via a combined way of thinking, i.e., combining together the wisdom and knowledge of Western medicine, Chinese medicine, and other disciplines.
authors.affiliation: College of Material Science and Engineering, Huaqiao University, Quanzhou, Fujian Province 362021, China. congmingxiao@hqu.edu.cn
authors.forename: Cong-Ming
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Xiao
mesh_terms: D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000494:pharmacology*; D032701:Biomimetics / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D013850:Thinking
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials