The Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B: Applied Biomaterials covers design, development, production, and application of biomaterials and medical devices. Publishing formats are original research papers, short reports, reviews, current concepts, special reports, and editorials. It is an official journal of the Society for Biomaterials, the Japanese Society for Biomaterials, the Australasian Society for Biomaterials, and the Korean Society for Biomaterials.