Capturing the full power of biomaterials for military medicine : report of a workshop / Committee on Capturing the Full Power of Biomaterials for Military Medical Needs.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Committee on Capturing the Full Power of Biomaterials for Military Medical Needs, Corporate Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medicine, Military.

Biotechnology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (55 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Recent results in biomaterials R&D suggest that there are exceptional opportunities for these emerging materials in military medicine. To facilitate this possibility, the National Research Council convened a workshop at the request of the Department of Defense to help create a technology development roadmap to enhance military R&D into biomaterials technology. The workshop focused primarily on identifying useful near- and mid-term applications of biomaterials including wound care, tissue engineering, drug delivery, and physiological sensors and diagnostics. This report presents a summary of the workshop. It provides a review of biomaterials and their importance to military medicine, the roadmap, and a discussion of ways to enable biomaterials development. Several important outcomes of successful capture of potential benefits of these materials are also discussed.

Contents:

""FRONT MATTER""; ""Contents""; ""SUMMARY""; ""1 BIOMATERIALS AND THEIR IMPORTANCE TO MILITARY MEDICINE""; ""2 BIOMATERIALS TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT AND ROADMAPPING""; ""3 ENABLING BIOMATERIALS DEVELOPMENT""; ""APPENDIXES""; ""Appendix A Biographical Sketches of Committee Members""; ""Appendix B Workshop Agenda and Attendees""; ""Appendix C Roadmapping Process""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

0-309-16578-4

0-309-54505-6

OCLC:

923269099