Biomaterials: Proceedings of a Workshop on the Status of Research and Training in Biomaterials held at the University of Illinois at the Medical Center and at the Chicago Circle, April 5-6, 1968

Essentially three groups of research workers are concerned with biomaterials. The biophysicists, the biochemists and some bioengineers (particularly the metallurgists) are engaged in a study of the basic properties of engineering materials suitable for medical use and of biological mate­ rials. The bioengineers in general as part of a team are engaged in developing new devices suitable for medical purposes including implantable devices; spectacular examples of such devices are artificial ki...