Nanotechnology is the use of materials with fundamental length scales less than 100 nm in at least one dimension. Nanotechnology has begun to revolutionalize materials used for many traditional science and engineering applications (including catalysis, mechanical structures, electronics, processing, etc.). However, the use of nanotechnology in biomedical applications remains at its infancy.

Professor Webster's tutorial will cover the recently publicized advantages of using nanomaterials in various biomedical applications including as implants, tissue engineering materials, drug delivery devices, etc.