Third-Generation Biomedical Materials
Larry L. HenchDepartment of Materials and the Tissue Engineering Centre, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, University of London, Prince Consort Road, London SW7 2BP, UKJulia M. PolakDepartment of Materials and the Tissue Engineering Centre, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, University of London, Prince Consort Road, London SW7 2BP, UK
2002en
ABI
Abstract
Whereas second-generation biomaterials were designed to be either resorbable or bioactive, the next generation of biomaterials is combining these two properties, with the aim of developing materials that, once implanted, will help the body heal itself.
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