Biomedical Engineering Reference
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In conclusion, nanoindentation of biological materials represents a
fast-growing and fast-developing area of research and development
inquiry. The potential for gaining understanding of the natural world is
immense. The extensions to the development of biomedical implants,
tissue engineered replacement body parts and biomimetic materials
for non-medical applications represent an extremely large opportunity
for the research community and corresponding commercial entities. A
model was presented in this chapter for expanding the impact of this
research, either by intervention on the part of one or more instrument
manufacturers to develop a new integrated hardware and software
solution, or by the formation of a consortium of researchers for
developing a stand-alone software solution. Even without commercial
developments in either hardware or software, this area of inquiry is only
going to grow and develop, with advances in human understanding likely
to result in improvements in quality of life.
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