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The aim of Bio-Medical Materials and Engineering is to promote the welfare of humans and to help them keep healthy. This international journal is an interdisciplinary journal that publishes original research papers, review articles and brief notes on materials and engineering for biological and medical systems. Articles in this peer-reviewed journal cover a wide range of topics, including, but not limited to: Engineering as applied to improving diagnosis, therapy, and prevention of disease and injury, and better substitutes for damaged or disabled human organs; Studies of biomaterial interactions with the human body, bio-compatibility, interfacial and interaction problems; Biomechanical behavior under biological and/or medical conditions; Mechanical and biological properties of membrane biomaterials; Cellular and tissue engineering, physiological, biophysical, biochemical bioengineering aspects; Implant failure fields and degradation of implants. Biomimetics engineering and materials including system analysis as supporter for aged people and as rehabilitation; Bioengineering and materials technology as applied to the decontamination against environmental problems; Biosensors, bioreactors, bioprocess instrumentation and control system; Application to food engineering; Standardization problems on biomaterials and related products; Assessment of reliability and safety of biomedical materials and man-machine systems; and Product liability of biomaterials and related products.

Editor-in-Chief
Toshimitsu Yokobori, Jr.
Department of Nano Mechanics
Graduate School of Engineering
Tohoku University
Aobayama 01, Aobaku
Sendai 980-8579
Japan
Tel.: +81 22 795 6894
Fax: +81 22 795 6894
Email: yokobori@md.mech.tohoku.ac.jp

Founding Editor
Takeo Yokobori

Honorary Editors
W. Bonfield
E.Y.S. Chao

Executive Editor
J.B. Park

Editorial Advisory Board
H. Aoki, International Apatite Institute, Tokyo, Japan
K. Asaoka, University of Tokushima, Tokushima, Japan
D.L. Bader, Queen Mary and Westfield College, London, United Kingdom
J.C. Barbenel, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom
P. Calvert, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, MA, USA
J. Chang, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics Chinese Academy of Science, Shanghai, China
U. M. Gross, Klinikum Steglitz der Freien Universitat, Berlin, Germany
H. Hamanaka, Tokyo Medital and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
P.I. Haris, De Montfort University, Leicester, United Kingdom
K. Hayashi, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
Y. Ikada, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
H. Iwata, University of Nagoya, Nagoya, Japan
H. Kambic, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, USA
H. Kawaguchi, Keio University, Keio, Japan
M. Kikuchi, National Institute for Materials Science,Tsukuba, Japan
J. E. Lemons, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA
Y. Mitamura, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
M. Nakamura, Osaka Dental University, Japan
E. Nordström, Abo Akademi University, Abo, Finland
T. Ohashi, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
Y. Oshida, Indiana University; UCSF University, USA
K. Ozeki, Tokyo Denki University, Saitama, Japan
H. Plenk, Institute Der Universitat Wien, Vienna, Austria
J.M. Price, Faegre & Benson, USA
A.K. Saxena, Graz, Austria
D.C. Smith, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
T. Tamaki, Nippon Institute of Technology, Saitama, Japan
Y. Tanabe, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan
T. Tateishi, MITI , Japan
N. Tomita, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
J. Valenta, Czech Technical University, Prague, Czech Republic
J.F.V. Vincent, The University of Reading, Reading, United Kingdom
R.A. White, Harbor - UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
L. H. Yahia, École Polytechnique, Montréal, QC, Canada
K. Yamashita, Tokyo Medical and dental University, Tokyo, Japan

 

SUBMISSION OF MANUSCRIPT

Authors are requested to send 3 hardcopies of their manuscript, as well as a cd-rom containing the electronic files of the paper to the Editor-in-Chief:

Prof. Toshimitsu Yokobori, Jr.
Department of Nano Mechanics
Graduate School of Engineering
Tohoku University
Aobayama 01, Aobaku
Sendai 980-8579
Japan
Tel.: +81 22 795 6894
Fax: +81 22 795 6894
Email: yokobori@md.mech.tohoku.ac.jp

Authors are asked to submit papers of no more then 3500 words (excluding references).

Required files for final submissions
After the article has been accepted, the authors should submit the final version as source files, including a word processor file of the text, such as Word or LateX (If using LaTeX, please use the standard article.sty as a style file and also send a PDF version of the LaTeX file).

Colour figures
It is possible to have figures printed in colour, provided the cost of their reproduction is paid for by the author. See Preparation of Manuscripts for the required file formats.

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PREPARATION OF MANUSCRIPTS

Organization of the paper and style of presentation
Manuscripts must be written in English. Authors whose native language is not English are advised to seek the advice of a native English speaker, before submitting their manuscripts.

International Science Editing offers a language and copyediting service to all scientists who want to publish their manuscript in scientific peer-reviewed periodicals and books.

Manuscripts should be prepared with wide margins and double spacing throughout, including the abstract, footnotes and references. Every page of the manuscript, including the title page, references, tables, etc., should be numbered. However, in the text no reference should be made to page numbers; if necessary, one may refer to sections. Try to avoid the excessive use of italics and bold face.

Manuscripts should be organized in the following order:

Title page

Body of text (divided by subheadings)

Acknowledgements

References

Tables

Figure captions

Figures

Headings and subheadings should be numbered and typed on a separate line, without indentation.

SI units should be used, i.e., the units based on the metre, kilogramme, second, etc.

Title page
The title page should provide the following information:

Title (should be clear, descriptive and not too long)

Name(s) of author(s); please indicate who is the corresponding author

Full affiliation(s)

Present address of author(s), if different from affiliation

Complete address of corresponding author, including tel. no., fax no. and e-mail address

Abstract

Keywords

Abstract
The abstract should be clear, descriptive, self-explanatory and not longer than 200 words, it should also be suitable for publication in abstracting services.
The abstract for research papers should follow the “structured abstract” format. Section labels should be in bold uppercase letters followed by a colon, and each section will begin on a new line.
BACKGROUND:
OBJECTIVE:
METHODS:
RESULTS:
CONCLUSIONS:

Tables
Number as Table 1, Table 2 etc, and refer to all of them in the text.

Each table should be provided on a separate page of the manuscript. Tables should not be included in the text.

Each table should have a brief and self-explanatory title.

Column headings should be brief, but sufficiently explanatory. Standard abbreviations of units of measurement should be added between parentheses.

Vertical lines should not be used to separate columns. Leave some extra space between the columns instead.

Any explanations essential to the understanding of the table should be given in footnotes at the bottom of the table.

 

REFERENCES

Authors are requested to use the Vancouver citation style.

Place citations as numbers in square brackets in the text. All publications cited in the text should be presented in a list of references at the end of the manuscript. List the references in the order in which they appear in the text. Only articles published or accepted for publication should be listed in the reference list. Submitted articles can be listed as (author(s), unpublished data). If an article has a DOI, this should be provided after the page number details. The number is added after the letters 'doi'. Manuscripts will not be considered if they do not conform to the Vancouver citation guidelines.

References must be listed in Vancouver style:

[1] Rose ME, Huerbin MB, Melick J, Marion DW, Palmer AM, Schiding JK, et al. Regulation of interstitial excitatory amino acid concentrations after cortical contusion injury. Brain Res. 2002; 935(12): 406.
[2] Murray PR, Rosenthal KS, Kobayashi GS, Pfaller MA. Medical microbiology. 4th ed. St. Louis: Mosby; 2002.
[3] Berkow R, Fletcher AJ, editors. The Merck manual of diagnosis and therapy. 16th ed. Rahway (NJ): Merck Research Laboratories; 1992.
[4] Meltzer PS, Kallioniemi A, Trent JM. Chromosome alterations in human solid tumors. In: Vogelstein B, Kinzler KW, editors. The genetic basis of human cancer. New York: McGrawHill; 2002. p. 93113.
[5] Canadian Cancer Society [homepage on the Internet]. Toronto: The Society; 2006 [updated 2006 May 12; cited 2006 Oct 17]. Available from: www.cancer.ca/.

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Copyright of your article
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Quoting from other publications
An author, when quoting from someone else's work or when considering reproducing figures or table from a book or journal article, should make sure that he is not infringing a copyright. Although in general an author may quote from other published works, he should obtain permission from the holder of the copyright if he wishes to make substantial extracts or to reproduce tables, plates or other figures. If the copyright holder is not the author of the quoted or reproduced material, it is recommended that the permission of the author should also be sought. Material in unpublished letters and manuscripts is also protected and must not be published unless permission has been obtained. Submission of a paper will be interpreted as a statement that the author has obtained all the necessary permission. A suitable acknowledgement of any borrowed material must always be made.

PROOFS

The corresponding author will receive a PDF proof and is asked to check this proof carefully (the publisher will execute a cursory check only). Corrections other than printer's errors, however, should be avoided. Costs arising from such corrections will be charged to the authors.

PURCHASES

How to order reprints, a PDF file, journals, or IOS Press books
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