The BME option in the Paper and Bioprocess Engineering program offers areas of study in: Biocomposite Materials, Biopolymers (M.S., Ph.D.) Bioactive Materials and ...

Stem cell transplantation is a promising therapy for a myriad of debilitating diseases and injuries; however, current expansion and transplantation protocols are inadequate. My lab designs ...

Devices, implants, and materials for bone and tissue regeneration are transforming medical options for people after disease or injury. The National Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials (NERCB) ...

Northwestern Engineering’s Guillermo A. Ameer has been elected a Fellow of Biomaterials Science and Engineering (FBSE) by the International Union of Societies for Biomaterials Science and Engineering ...

Jeffrey Hubbell, the Barry L. MacLean Professor of Molecular Engineering Innovation and Enterprise at the University of Chicago, recently received the Society for Biomaterials’ 2017 Founders Award, ...

Researchers have created protein fibers inspired by various animal muscle proteins. These materials are grown in bioreactors and can be stronger than many synthetic fibers.

Dr. Su Ryon Shin, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, gives a Chemical Engineering seminar titled, "Engineering nano-biomaterials for regenerative ...

The American Chemical Society plans to begin publishing a new journal, ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering, with the first full issue due for release in January 2015. David L. Kaplan, professor and ...

There’s no one in the world quite like you. It’s a sweet sentiment for greeting cards and love songs, but when it comes to treatment of disease or injury, your individuality may be less of a benefit ...

Yu Gao, a postdoctoral associate in the Paul M. Rady Department of Mechanical Engineering, is the lead author of a new paper in Biomaterials Science that is highlighted on the back cover. The short ...

Biomedical Engineering combines biology and engineering to make technological breakthroughs in medical devices, procedures, and patient care. Biomedical engineers work in industries, in labs, and even ...