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The Society For Biomaterials’ 2017 meeting website is now online at:

http://2017.biomaterials.org/

The Society For Biomaterials’ 2017 Annual Meeting, will be held April 5-8, 2017 in Minneapolis, MN.

The theme for the 2017 Annual Meeting is Where Materials Become Medicine, with Minneapolis in the heart of Medical Alley, that may...

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Society For Biomaterials President Liisa Kuhn speaks with Tom Webster, former SFB president, about her educational and experiential background, her research interests, as well as the goals of her presidency. Tune in to learn about what Liisa has already accomplished as president, what she plans to accomplish moving forward, and for more information about the benefits of an SFB membership. ...

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Battery you can swallow could enable future ingestible medical devices

Non-toxic, edible batteries could one day power ingestible devices for diagnosing and treating disease. One team reports new progress toward that goal with their batteries made with melanin pigments, naturally found in the skin, hair and eyes.

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Collaborations are key!  “Networking with Dr. God.”

SFB President Liisa Kuhn offers insight into the benefits of collaboration between senior well established researchers, and those newer to the field in a new article published by ScienceMag.org

http://www.sciencemag.org/careers/2016/09/networking-dr-god...

Studies by organizations including the National Science Foundation have confirmed an underrepresentation of African-Americans, Latinos, Native Americans and Native Alaskans in the field of Science Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM). The Society For Biomaterials recognizes that this uneven representation hinders success in the biomaterials field, and believes this barrier can be broken...

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