Smart Materials and Nanotechnology

Materials in Health and Biomedicine

Addressing a biological problem using materials is not a new concept, for example dental fillings, artificial hips, heart stents and orthopedic implants are non-biological materials being deployed in the human body to fulfill a health requirement. Advances in manufacturing processes combined with cross-talk between scientific and engineering disciplines have resulted in a rapidly emerging area within Bioengineering to develop smart biomaterials. Next-generation Biomaterials are rationally designed to serve the society.