Abstract

Biomaterials have played an enormous role in the success of medical devices and drug delivery systems. We discuss here new challenges and directions in biomaterials research. These include synthetic replacements for biological tissues, designing materials for specific medical applications, and materials for new applications such as diagnostics and array technologies.

1. Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Building E25-342, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
2. Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Mail Code 164-30, Pasadena, California 91125, USA

Correspondence to: Robert Langer¹ Email: rlanger@mit.edu

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