Introduction

The journal Biomaterials was launched in 1980. The subject of biomaterials science was then in its infancy, being largely confined to the study of the characteristics of materials used for medical devices.

Progress Over 25 Years

Twenty-five years on, we can truly say that biomaterials science has matured at an incredible rate and now represents a formidable sector that bridges the materials sciences, advanced medical therapies, and molecular and cell sciences.

About the Silver Jubilee Compendium

This Silver Jubilee Compendium consists of reprinted versions of the top 25 papers, published during these 25 years, as judged by an international panel of biomaterials scientists.

Significance and Future Inspiration

This book is published as a landmark in biomaterials science and it is to be hoped that it will serve as a stimulus to young biomaterials scientists of the early twenty-first century for their pioneering work of the future.