Biomaterials

期刊简介：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.

【译文】《生物材料》是一本国际期刊，涵盖生物材料的科学和临床应用。生物材料现在被定义为一种经过工程设计的物质，它单独或作为复杂系统的一部分，通过控制与生物系统组件的相互作用，指导任何治疗或诊断程序的进程。该期刊的目的是提供一个同行评审的论坛，用于发表关于在临床实践中使用生物材料面临的最重要问题的原创论文和权威评论和观点论文。该期刊的范围涵盖了支撑生物材料设计和它们在临床学科中应用的广泛物理、生物和化学科学。这些科学包括聚合物合成和表征、药物和基因载体设计、宿主反应的生物学、免疫学和毒理学以及纳米尺度自组装。临床应用包括所有临床学科中的医疗技术和再生医学治疗，以及依赖于创新对比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、药物输送系统、基因载体、生物纳米技术和组织工程等领域相关。