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2009 Annual Meeting

Giving LIFE to a World of Materials

SFB 2009 Annual Meeting

The Society For Biomaterials 2009 Annual Meeting was held April 22-25, 2009 at the Grand Hyatt San Antonio in San Antonio, TX. View photos from the 2009 Annual Meeting.

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Highlights

Special Interest Group of the Month

Cardiovascular Biomaterials


Student Chapter of the Quarter

Clemson University

News


New Board of Directors

During the Society For Biomaterials 2009 Annual Meeting, a new Board of Directors was installed:

Lynne Jones - President
Jeremy Gilbert - President-Elect
Antonios Mikos - Secretary/Treasurer
Laura Suggs - Secretary/Treasurer-Elect
Michele Marcologo - Member-at-Large
Jeffrey Hubbell - 1st Past President
Martine LaBerge - 2nd Past President


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Biomaterial
of the Month

Infuse Bone Graft

Chitosan

The Biomaterial of the Month is chitosan, a derivative of the natural polysaccharide chitin. Chitosan is a copolymer of N-acetyl-glucosamine and N-glucosamine units and has been widely researched for a variety of biomedical applications such as such as wound healing, drug delivery systems, ophthalmology, implant coatings and tissue engineering/regeneration due to its demonstrated biocompatibility, bio-degradability, nontoxic, nonacidic degradation products, ease of chemical and physical manipulation and ability to promote healing.

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