title: Research trends in biomimetic medical materials for tissue engineering: commentary.
abstract: We introduce our active experts' communications and reviews (Part II) of 2015 Korea-China Joint Symposium on Biomimetic Medical Materials in Republic of Korea, which reflect their perspectives on current research trends of biomimetic medical materials for tissue regeneration in both Korea and China. The communications covered three topics of biomimetics, i.e., 1) hydrogel for therapeutics and extracellular matrix environments, 2) design of electrical polymers for communications between electrical sources and biological systems and 3) design of biomaterials for nerve tissue engineering. The reviews in the Part II will cover biomimetics of 3D bioprinting materials, surface modifications, nano/micro-technology as well as clinical aspects of biomaterials for cartilage.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Science and Technology, Ajou University, 206 Worldcup-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon, 16499 Korea.
authors.forename: Ki Dong
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084 China.
authors.forename: Xiumei
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: School of Materials Science and Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), Gwangju, 500-715 Korea.
authors.forename: Jae Young
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: College of Life Science and Bioengineering, Incheon National University, Incheon, 22012 Korea.
authors.forename: Kyung Min
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Advanced Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering Center, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, P. R. China.
authors.forename: ShengMin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Convergence Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Biomaterials, Seoul National University of Science and Technology, Seoul, 01811 Korea.|Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Seoul National University of Science and Technology, 232 Gongneung-ro, Nowon-gu, Seoul, 01811 Korea.
authors.forename: Insup
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Noh