Newswise — Institute of Physics Publishing is pleased to announce the online publication of the first issue of Biomedical Materials (BMM). BMM is a newly established journal publishing original research findings that contribute to our knowledge about the composition, properties and performance of materials for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine.

The first open issue is now live at http://bmm.iop.org and includes editorial commentary, topical reviews and papers of high quality from various contributors. Access to the full-text is free of charge throughout 2006.

BMM is privileged to have three world-class Editors-in-Chief dedicated to this journal:

Fu-Zhai Cui, Tsinghua University, Beijing, People's Republic of ChinaIn-Seop Lee, Yonsei University, Seoul, KoreaMyron Spector, Harvard Medical School, VA Boston Healthcare System, MA, USA

The Editorial Board consists of many internationally-renowned scientists including*:Klaus de Groot, Twente UniversityAnne George, University of Illinois at ChicagoThemis Kyriakides, Yale UniversityMolly Stevens, ImperialBuddy D. Ratner, University of Washington SeattleMolly S. Shoichet, University of TorontoIoannis V. Yannas, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

*To view the entire Editorial Board, please visit http://bmm.iop.org.

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