Biomaterials research center to be established at U. of Washington with $12 mil. NSF grant.
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
BIOMATERIALS RESEARCH CENTER AT UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON is being established under a five-year, $12 mil. grant from the National Science Foundation. The center's mission is to "study `biological recognition' mechanisms to develop a new generation of biomaterials for medical implants that will heal in the body easily and normally," a May 23 NSF release explains.
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