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Submitted on Fri, 05/20/2016
Laurencin
UConn’s Dr. Cato Laurencin was honored on May 19 at the White House by President Barack Obama with the National Medal of Technology and Innovation, the nation’s highest honor for technological achievement.
Submitted on Wed, 05/18/2016
TED Fellow and biomedical entrepreneur Laura Indolfi is developing a revolutionary way to treat this complex and lethal disease: a drug delivery device that acts as a cage at the site of a tumor, preventing it from spreading and delivering medicine only where it's needed.
Submitted on Fri, 05/06/2016
This pioneering contribution by Fred Leonard and colleagues was the first manuscript published in the Journal of Biomedical Materials Research. After a 30-40 year hiatus, these materials have finally achieved clinical application. 
Submitted on Thu, 05/05/2016
The Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B is pleased to present to you the Virtual Issue: Featured Topics in Dental/Craniofacial Implants and Bone Regeneration sponsored by the Society For Biomaterials Dental/Craniofacial Special Interest Group (SIG). 
Submitted on Thu, 04/21/2016
The Center of Natural Tropical Biomaterials, a joint venture between Northeastern University and the University of Antioquia, officially opened March 31 in Quirama, Rio Negro, Colombia. The mission of the Center is to research the application of natural materials commonly found in tropical locations for use in…