A novel piezoelectric bone cement could enhance healing of orthopaedic defects
Smart self-setting material improves bone implants
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Researchers 3D print prototype for ‘bionic eye’
A team of researchers has, for the first time, fully 3D printed an array of light receptors on a hemispherical surface
Study finds evidence that leopard geckos can make new brain cells
Researchers have discovered the type of stem cell that enables geckos to create new brain cells, providing evidence that the lizards may also be able to regenerate parts of the brain after injury
Student bioprinting tumor cells for cancer research
A student at New Zealand’s Waikato University is looking to cancerous cells to further research into potential cures
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41st Edition of the Biomechanics and Biomaterials Iberian Society (SIBB) Congress
October 18-19, 2018
Madrid, Spain
Madrid, Spain
27th International Conference on Nanomedicine and Nanomaterials
October 18-19, 2018
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Book Reviews
Switchable and Responsive Surfaces and Materials for Biomedical Applications
Z. Zhang ed., Woodhead Publishing (2014)
Reviewed by Eduardo Mendes
Reviewed by Eduardo Mendes
Biomaterials for Cancer Therapeutics – Diagnosis, Prevention and Therapy
K. Park ed., Woodhead Publishing (2014)
Reviewed by Mamoni Dash
Reviewed by Mamoni Dash
Inflammation in Heart Failure
M. Blankesteijn and R. Altara eds., Academic Press (2014)
Reviewed by Daniele Pezzoli
Reviewed by Daniele Pezzoli
Nanosensors for Chemical and Biological Applications
K. Honeychurch eds, Woodhead Publishing (2014)
Reviewed by Stanislav Trashin
Reviewed by Stanislav Trashin
Natural and Synthetic Biomedical Polymers
S. Kumbar, C.T. Laurencin and M. Deng eds., Elsevier Science (2014)
Reviewed by Geraldine Rohman
Reviewed by Geraldine Rohman