Biomaterial congress set for Chengdu

Emerging science, devices that aid in human health

More than 3,000 scholars, government officials and company executives from nearly 60 countries and regions around the world are expected for the ninth World Biomaterials Congress that opens today in Chengdu, the capital city of Sichuan province.

A family of high-tech new materials developed over the last four decades, biomaterials are used to replace or augment human tissue, bones or organs.