Embracing complexity in biomaterials design
Helena S. Azevedo, Álvaro Mata
Abstract
Animate materials, man-made materials behaving like living systems, are attracting enormous interest across a range of sectors, from construction and transport industry to medicine. In this leading opinion article, we propose that embracing complexity in biomaterials design offers untapped opportunities to create biomaterials with innovative life-like properties that extend their capabilities and unleash new paradigms in medical treatment.
Topics & Concepts
NanotechnologyEngineering ethicsComputer scienceEngineeringData scienceManagement scienceMaterials scienceBone Tissue Engineering Materials3D Printing in Biomedical ResearchMicro and Nano Robotics