SFB News

Submitted on Fri, 11/18/2016
On October 14th, 2016, the Georgia Tech Student Chapter for the Society for Biomaterials organized and hosted the second Southeast Biomaterials Day in collaboration with Clemson University. The sold-out event with over 150 attendees was truly collaborative and included participation from seven other universities in…
Submitted on Thu, 11/17/2016
SFB member, Bikramjit Basu, PhD  FNAE FNASc FAScT FBAO  was recognized for outstanding Indian work in science and technology.  He was awarded the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar prize (http://ssbprize.gov.in/) on September 26, 2016 in New Delhi, India.
Submitted on Mon, 11/07/2016
The Society For Biomaterials is soliciting abstracts for the 2017 Annual Meeting which will be held April 5-8, 2017 in Minneapolis, MN.  The abstract submission deadline has been extended to November 14th.  The theme for the 2017 Annual Meeting is Where Materials Become Medicine, with Minneapolis in the heart of…
Submitted on Thu, 10/13/2016
Society For Biomaterials President Liisa Kuhn speaks with Tom Webster, former SFB president, about her educational and experiential background, her research interests, as well as the goals of her presidency. Tune in to learn about what Liisa has already accomplished as president, what she plans to accomplish moving…
Submitted on Tue, 09/20/2016
Battery you can swallow could enable future ingestible medical devices
SFB member, Christopher Bettinger, Ph.D., is developing an edible battery made with melanin and dissolvable materials. This research is being presented at a meeting of the American Chemical Society.