Translation of biomaterials from bench to clinic

Kai Zhang; Antonios G Mikos; Rui L Reis; Xingdong Zhang

doi:10.1016/j.bioactmat.2022.02.005

Translation of biomaterials from bench to clinic

Bioact Mater. 2022 Mar 1:18:337-338. doi: 10.1016/j.bioactmat.2022.02.005. eCollection 2022 Dec.

Authors

Kai Zhang¹, Antonios G Mikos², Rui L Reis³, Xingdong Zhang⁴

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Regulatory Science for Medical Devices, National Engineering Center for Biomaterials, School of Biomedical Engineering, Sichuan University, China.
² Departments of Bioengineering, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University, USA.
³ 3B's Research Group, I3Bs - Research Institute on Biomaterials, Biodegradables and Biomimetics, University of Minho, Portugal.
⁴ National Engineering Center for Biomaterials, School of Biomedical Engineering, Sichuan University, China.

Abstract

Scientific research originates from curiosity and interests. Translational research of biomaterials should always focus on addressing specific needs of the targeted clinical applications. The guest editors of this special issue hope that the included articles have provided cutting-edge biomaterials research as well as insights of the translation of biomaterials from bench to clinic.

Keywords: Bench-to-clinic; Biomaterials; Translation.

Publication types

Editorial