Biomaterials have improved or safe the life of millions around the globe. For bone of blood contact applications, astonishing results have been achieved in the past decades. For example, the worldwide incidence of bone disorders has increased in last years and it will remain raising in the future, particularly in aging populations. For blood contact applications, antithrombotic surfaces are still in development after 40 years of research and studies. Therefore, through the adequate combination of biomaterials, cells and growth factors, new therapies aimed at enhancing tissue repair, organ replacement or regeneration allow us to imagine advanced clinical treatments.
This symposium will focus on advanced biomaterials and surface modifications for tissue regeneration, including biomimetic materials, emerging metallic alloys, ceramics, natural and synthetic polymers, composites, and adhesives, as well as their interactions with proteins, blood, cells and mineral tissues.
By gathering together clinicians, biologists, materials researchers, engineers and industrials, this symposium will highlight the most recent advances on biomaterials for bone and blood-contact strategies for tissue replacement and regeneration.
