title: Translational biomaterials-the journey from the bench to the market-think 'product'.
abstract: Biomaterial research has been gaining popularity over the past decades and, in parallel, the number of biomaterial-based therapies has been increasing. There is still however, a disconnection between the number of developed biomaterials and those that make it to the market. In this context, a review of the biomaterial development trends in both industry and academia, specifically of biomaterials that were successfully translated from bench side to the clinic and the market, is warranted.
authors.affiliation: University of Montana, Material Sciences Program, Department of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Missoula, MT 59812, United States. Electronic address: monica.serban@umontana.edu.
authors.forename: Monica Andrea
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Serban
mesh_terms: D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004864:Equipment and Supplies; D006801:Humans; D012926:Social Control, Formal; D057170:Translational Research, Biomedical
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials