The goal of this review is to bring to the attention of the readership of Magnesium Research another facet of the importance of magnesium, i.e. magnesium-based biomaterials. A concise history of biomaterials and magnesium are thus presented. In addition, historical and current, clinical magnesium-based applications are presented.

1 Biomaterials, Biomechanics and Tissue Engineering Group, Department of Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering, Technical University of Catalonia (UPC), Barcelona, Spain. 2 Biomedical Research Networking Centre in Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN), Zaragoza, Spain. 3 Centre for Research in NanoEngineering (CRNE) UPC, Barcelona, Spain. 4 Institute for Advanced S...

The Extra cellular matrix (ECM) components are considered as good candidates for fabricating scaffolds with superior bioactivity or functionalizing biomaterials to improve their performance (Green, 2008). A biomimetic surface coating to improve or enhance the osteoconductivity of biomaterials and tissue engineering scaffolds holds great promise in orthopaedic and bone tissue engineering applica...

NNIN REU Site: Nanotechnology Research Center, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA NNIN REU Principal Investigator: Dr. Ravi V. Bellamkonda, Neurological Biomaterials and Cancer Therapeutics Lab, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology NNIN REU Mentor: Dr. S.Balakrishna Pai, Neurological Biomaterials and Cancer Therapeutics Lab, Department of Biomedical En...

Biomaterials are materials made to be put inside human bodies. To make sure that these safe for our bodies, they first tested on animals. Reducing the number of animals used in research is an important goal, however, and scientists have been searching other ways test biomaterials living organisms. In this article, we describe experiment measuring properties using flowers. Such flower models can...

Biological encapsulation and the foreign body reaction can impair the performance of implanted drug release devices. In this article, the classic definition of biocompatibility is questioned. Examples are presented of biomaterials showing unique healing behavior. A new paradigm for biomaterials healing is proposed in which non-specific protein adsorption is inhibited and matricellular proteins ...

Division of Removable Prosthodontics, Department of Oral Rehabilitation, Fukuoka Dental College, Fukuoka, Japan, Division of Dental Biomaterials Science, Department of Oral Health Science, Course for Oral Science, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan, and Department of Biomaterials Science, Baylor College of Dentistry, Texas A&M University System Hea...