The European Society for Biomaterials (ESB) is a

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that encourages research and spread of information regarding research and uses of

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s. Founded in March 1976, became a member of the International Union of Societies for Biomaterials Sciences and Engineering (IUS-BSE) at its conception, in 1979. It has approximately 750 members in 33 different countries worldwide (2017). It organises an annual meeting where recent developments mainly within

academic research Research is " creative and systematic work undertaken to increase the stock of knowledge". It involves the collection, organization and analysis of evidence to increase understanding of a topic, characterized by a particular attentiveness ...

biomaterials A biomaterial is a substance that has been engineered to interact with biological systems for a medical purpose, either a therapeutic (treat, augment, repair, or replace a tissue function of the body) or a diagnostic one. As a science, biomateria ...

are presented. The ESB home journal is the ''Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine'' (ISSN 0957-4530) published by

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. Each year a special issue of selected contributions to the annual conference is published.

External links

The European Society for BiomaterialsHistory of the ESB
- A pdf file with the history of the first 25 years of the Society
Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine
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