Mimicking Mother Nature In Search for New Biomaterials

Medical Device Link -- From sea mussels and geckos to spiders and silk worms, an array of animal species are inspiring scientists to develop new medical device materials to solve a host of age-old maladies, such as osteoarthritis, hernias, and various wounds. Responding to the urgent need for biocompatible, bioregenerative, and long-lasting materials to meet the medical challenges posed by an aging population, experts in such fields as materials science and biomedical engineering are turning to biomimetics.