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PMID: 15057821 Published · ppublish English Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Review

Designing materials for biology and medicine.

Nature ·Vol. 428 ·No. 6982 ·2004-04-01 ·Pages 487-92

Langer R, Tirrell DA

Abstract

Biomaterials have played an enormous role in the success of medical devices and drug delivery systems. We discuss here new challenges and directions in biomaterials research. These include synthetic replacements for biological tissues, designing materials for specific medical applications, and materials for new applications such as diagnostics and array technologies.

MeSH Terms
Animals Biocompatible Materials/chemistry Humans Medicine/methods,trends Protein Array Analysis/instrumentation Tissue Engineering/methods,trends
Chemicals
Biocompatible Materials
Authors & Affiliations
2 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID
Langer Robert
Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Building E25-342, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA. rlanger@mit.edu
Tirrell David A
Article Info
Journal
Nature
Abbr.
Nature
ISSN
1476-4687
DOI
10.1038/nature02388
Email
rlanger@mit.edu
Published
2004-04-01
Pages
487-92
Language
English
Region
England
NLM ID
0410462
Subset
IM
External Links
PubMed source DOI: 10.1038/nature02388 View journal details
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