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Call for Abstracts - 2017 American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)

AIChE Area 8b (Biomaterials) Graduate Student Award Session 2017 Application Solicitation Summary The 2017 AIChE Materials Engineering and Sciences Division Area 8b (Biomaterials) is pleased to announce the fourth annual Graduate Student Award Session to be held at the 2017 AIChE Annual Meeting in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This session will honor graduate students whose research achievements, in...

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SFB Board replies to Executive Orders on Travel Ban

Dear SFB members,

We are aware that the recent Executive Order regarding travel restrictions into the United States may impact many of our members and Annual Meeting attendees.

The mission of the Society For Biomaterials "to promote advancements in all aspects of biomaterial science, education and professional standards to enhance human health and quality of life" affects people...

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SFB Members Ali Khademhosseini and Nicholas A. Peppas Publish Commentary in Nature: "Make better, safer biomaterials”.

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polymer, Biomaterials

Polymers have a wide range of physical and mechanical properties suited to many purposes in medicine. For example, poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA), which resembles bones and teeth, has been used since the 1930s for dental implants and hip replacements. Poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) has been used since the early 1960s for soft contact lenses because it is transparent, flexible and stays...

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Southeast Biomaterials Day – A Success Borne of Collaboration

The presentation sessions started and ended with plenary speakers, Dr. Cherie Stabler from the University of Florida and Dr. Jordan Green from Johns Hopkins University. Each session also featured a faculty talk from professors at Georgia Tech or Clemson, including Dr. Julie Champion from Georgia Tech, Dr. James Dahlman from Georgia Tech, and Dr. Jeoung Soo Lee from Clemson. Student...

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SFB Member, Bikramjit Basu- Awarded Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize

SFB member, Bikramjit Basu, PhD  FNAE FNASc FAScT FBAO  was recognized for outstanding Indian work in science and technology.  He was awarded the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar prize (http://ssbprize.gov.in/) on September 26, 2016 in New Delhi, India.

The image above contains the citation together with a group photo with the Prime Minister...

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