Author: Prof. Guillermo Ameer (Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Professor of Surgery, Daniel Hale Williams Professor & Director, Center for Advanced Regenerative Engineering, Northwestern University)
When: Monday, August, 4th - 12PM
Where: Sala de Seminarios, Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid (c/ Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, 3 - Madrid)
Abstract: The restoration of tissue and organ function without the use of prosthetics and permanent implants remains a challenge. Regenerative medicine has the potential to address this challenge, but the field remains mostly an academic discipline with few products widely used in clinical practice. Barriers include the lack of biomaterials with bioactivity or pro-regenerative properties, a complex regulatory process for marketing, and user adoption challenges. Regenerative engineering and biomaterials science and engineering can play a major role in the development of biodegradable polymers, ceramics, and composites thereof that support intrinsic biological processes that facilitate tissue regeneration. This talk will highlight the need and requirements for regenerative biomaterials and discuss the path behind the recent successful introduction of citrate-based biomaterials for manufacturing innovative medical products widely used in the clinical setting to improve the outcome of musculoskeletal surgeries.
