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Special feature containing articles from the 5th China–Korea Symposium on Biomaterials and Nano-Biotechnology

Biomaterials, now more than ever, need multidisciplinary cooperation, especially from biology. This is mainly because the role of biomaterials has changed from restoration of function to assisting in the regrowth of functional tissue. And considering nature of nanotechnology and its rapid spread in biomedical application, it is expected that new breakthroughs and opportunities for biomaterials in the future may lie at the interface of biology, materials and nanotechnology. Hence, the Symposium on Biomaterials and Nano-Biotechnology was initiated in 2003 by the Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) and the Korea Science and Engineering Foundation (KOSEF) to meet these changes and challenges ahead. This symposium has now become an annual meeting held in China and Korea alternately and supported by NSFC and KOSEF. It covers the most advanced topics in the field of biomaterials, tissue engineering and nano-biotechnology. The articles in this special feature were selected from presentations at the 5th China–Korea Symposium on Biomaterials and Nano-Biotechnology held in Wuhan, China from 14–18 October 2007. They contain some keynote work from the foremost laboratories in China and Korea, and provide a glimpse of cutting-edge work in this new and challenging field. We hope that this special feature will be a useful source for exchanging ideas and sharing scientific data for the readership of Biomedical Materials (BMM). Finally, on behalf of all the contributing authors, we would like to express our thanks to Professor F Z Cui and Professor I-S Lee for their useful suggestions and publishing arrangements for the special issue. Our special thanks are also given to the Publishing Team of BMM in Bristol for their professional help and active contribution in compiling this special feature.