biomaterial

American  

[bahy-oh-muh-teer-ee-uhl, bahy-oh-muh-teer-] / ˌbaɪ oʊ məˈtɪər i əl, ˈbaɪ oʊ məˌtɪər- /

noun

1. a synthetic material, usually a plastic, suitable for implanting in a living body to repair damaged or diseased parts.

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Etymology

Origin of biomaterial

First recorded in 1965–70; bio- + material

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biomaterial

The team carried out a series of physicochemical and biological analyses to better understand how the biomaterial was structured and how it behaved under laboratory conditions.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 19, 2026

Christman and Ventrix Bio have planned to seek FDA authorization to study the newer intravascular biomaterial for heart conditions in humans.

From Science Daily ● May 5, 2026

The Nature Biomedical Engineering study described the material as an intravascularly infused extracellular matrix biomaterial made from decellularized, enzymatically digested, and fractionated ventricular myocardium.

From Science Daily ● May 5, 2026

If a biomaterial can use those vessels as a delivery route, regenerative medicine may be able to reach injuries that are otherwise hard to treat.

From Science Daily ● May 5, 2026

"We expect big demand. We have high hopes," director Oksana Holikova says, leading me towards the laboratory where the "biomaterial" is collected, prepared, and then stored.

From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2026