Biomaterials

Biomaterials is an international journal covering the science and clinical application of biomaterials. A biomaterial is now defined as a substance that has been engineered to take a form which, alone or as part of a complex system, is used to direct, by control of interactions with components of living systems, the course of any therapeutic or diagnostic procedure. It is the aim of the journal to provide a peer-reviewed forum for the publication of original papers and authoritative review and opinion papers dealing with the most important issues facing the use of biomaterials in clinical practice. The scope of the journal covers the wide range of physical, biological and chemical sciences that underpin the design of biomaterials and the clinical disciplines in which they are used. These sciences include polymer synthesis and characterization, drug and gene vector design, the biology of the host response, immunology and toxicology and self assembly at the nanoscale. Clinical applications include the therapies of medical technology and regenerative medicine in all clinical disciplines, and diagnostic systems that reply on innovative contrast and sensing agents. The journal is relevant to areas such as cancer diagnosis and therapy, implantable devices, drug delivery systems, gene vectors, bionanotechnology and tissue engineering.

Biomaterials 是一本国际期刊，专注报道生物材料科学和临床应用。生物材料被定义为一种经过设计的物质，它可以通过控制与生命系统各组成部分的相互作用来引导治疗或诊断程序的进程。该期刊旨在提供一个同行评审论坛，发表原创论文、权威评论和观点性论文，探讨生物材料在临床实践中应用所面临的重要问题。其范围涵盖了支撑生物材料设计和临床学科的各种物理、生物和化学科学，包括聚合物合成和表征、药物和基因载体设计、宿主反应生物学、免疫学和毒理学以及纳米级自组装。临床应用包括所有临床学科中的医疗技术和再生医学疗法，以及依靠创新造影剂和传感剂的诊断系统。该期刊与癌症诊断和治疗、植入式设备、给药系统、基因载体、仿生技术和组织工程等领域相关。