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PREFACE IN FOCUS: INTERFACES IN BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS Diego Mantovani Lab. for Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Laval University, Canada
Roger Narayan Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of North Carolina and North Carolina State University
This special issue brings together original manuscripts from selected presentations of the Fourth International Symposium of Surface and Interface of Biomaterials (ISSIB), which was held in Rome, Italy on September 24–29, 2013. Biomaterials have saved or improved the lives of millions of patients around the globe in recent decades. Health issues and environmental issues are some of the leading concerns of the 21st century. Biomaterials serve to replace parts of living systems or function in intimate contact with living tissue. For biomaterials to be successful, positive interactions at the interface between the host and the biomaterial are needed. The development of biomaterials with novel surfaces and interfaces is a key issue in the fields of biomaterials and tissue engineering as well as forms a key scientific base for rapid development in these fields. These issues are at the forefront of biomaterials research, development, and innovation; in addition, they play a major role in technology transfer toward commercialization and clinical use. In this
028701-1 Biointerphases 9(2), June 2014
context, the 4th ISSIB 2013 aimed to provide an international forum for scientists, engineers, clinicians, and medical device manufacturers to present and discuss their latest scientific findings, technological developments, and challenges associated with the development of improved biomaterial surfaces and interfaces. This special issue in the journal Biointerphases gathered original work involving recent innovations in the development of improved biomaterial surfaces and interfaces. The reader will find an interesting collection of papers that describe innovations involving both soft and hard tissues, antibacterial coatings, protein-based coatings, as well as biologically inspired materials and systems. We would like to underline the invaluable collaborations, help, and guidance of the editorial team of Biointerphases, including the enormous efforts of Jennifer Schreiner, who worked with the authors and guest editors to meet the objectives of the journal in a very pleasant and efficient manner. We really hope you will enjoy this issue as much as we did in assembling and managing it!
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PREFACE IN FOCUS: INTERFACES IN BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS Diego Mantovani Lab. for Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Laval University, Canada
Roger Narayan Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of North Carolina and North Carolina State University
This special issue brings together original manuscripts from selected presentations of the Fourth International Symposium of Surface and Interface of Biomaterials (ISSIB), which was held in Rome, Italy on September 24–29, 2013. Biomaterials have saved or improved the lives of millions of patients around the globe in recent decades. Health issues and environmental issues are some of the leading concerns of the 21st century. Biomaterials serve to replace parts of living systems or function in intimate contact with living tissue. For biomaterials to be successful, positive interactions at the interface between the host and the biomaterial are needed. The development of biomaterials with novel surfaces and interfaces is a key issue in the fields of biomaterials and tissue engineering as well as forms a key scientific base for rapid development in these fields. These issues are at the forefront of biomaterials research, development, and innovation; in addition, they play a major role in technology transfer toward commercialization and clinical use. In this
028701-1 Biointerphases 9(2), June 2014
context, the 4th ISSIB 2013 aimed to provide an international forum for scientists, engineers, clinicians, and medical device manufacturers to present and discuss their latest scientific findings, technological developments, and challenges associated with the development of improved biomaterial surfaces and interfaces. This special issue in the journal Biointerphases gathered original work involving recent innovations in the development of improved biomaterial surfaces and interfaces. The reader will find an interesting collection of papers that describe innovations involving both soft and hard tissues, antibacterial coatings, protein-based coatings, as well as biologically inspired materials and systems. We would like to underline the invaluable collaborations, help, and guidance of the editorial team of Biointerphases, including the enormous efforts of Jennifer Schreiner, who worked with the authors and guest editors to meet the objectives of the journal in a very pleasant and efficient manner. We really hope you will enjoy this issue as much as we did in assembling and managing it!
1934-8630/2014/9(2)/028701/1/$30.00
C 2014 American Vacuum Society V
028701-1
