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Medical Devices

Medical Device Manufacturers Association

MDMA Website

Society for Biomaterials

SFB Website

Matweb Materials Database

Matweb - Material Property Data
MatWeb's searchable database of material properties includes data sheets of thermoplastic and thermoset polymers such as ABS, nylon, polycarbonate, polyester, polyethylene and polypropylene; metals such as aluminum, cobalt, copper, lead, magnesium, nickel, steel, superalloys, titanium and zinc alloys; ceramics; plus semiconductors, fibers, and other engineering materials.

Medical Device Recalls

FDA Medical Device Recalls

Open access journals

Biosurface and Biotribology
"Biosurface and Biotribology publishes high quality papers on the surface and tribology associated with bio-systems. The scope includes all aspects of tribology-based science and technology on natural bio-surfaces, natural organs and tissues, body fluids, bio-materials and coatings, interfaces between biological tissues and medical, sport devices or articles for daily use as well as bionic tribo-designs. Original research articles, topical reviews, case reports and short communications are welcome."
Journal of Biomedical Engineering & Medical Devices

ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering (Journal in the ACS Publications database)

American Chemical Society (ACS) Publications This link opens in a new window
A full-text database of over 70 publications from the American Chemical Society.

Materials Engineering-Specific Resources

ASM Handbooks This link opens in a new window
A guide to the structure, properties, processing, performance, and evaluation of metals and nonmetallic engineering materials.

MRS Bulletin (Materials Research Society)
MRS Bulletin is one of the most widely recognized publications in advanced materials research. Each month, the Bulletin provides a comprehensive overview of a specific materials theme, along with industry and policy developments.
Matweb - Material Property Data
MatWeb's searchable database of material properties includes data sheets of thermoplastic and thermoset polymers such as ABS, nylon, polycarbonate, polyester, polyethylene and polypropylene; metals such as aluminum, cobalt, copper, lead, magnesium, nickel, steel, superalloys, titanium and zinc alloys; ceramics; plus semiconductors, fibers, and other engineering materials.

Materials Engineering Article Databases

ScienceDirect This link opens in a new window
Elsevier published journals and books online platform
Scopus This link opens in a new window
Largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature: over 21,500 scientific journals, 130,000 books and conference proceedings, covering all fields of academic study: science, technology, medicine, social sciences, and arts and humanities. Scopus also includes 8 different citation metrics, analyzing impact at the author, article, journal, and institution levels.
Scopus user guide
PubMed This link opens in a new window
The National Library of Medicine's openly searchable and highly comprehensive database of biomedical literature, providing citations from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books.
IEEE Xplore This link opens in a new window
Articles and other publications (inlcuding IEEE standards) on electrical engineering, electronics, computer science, and related disciplines.
Materials Science & Engineering Collection This link opens in a new window
Publications on materials science and engineering topics including metallurgy, ceramics, polymers, and composites.
Applied Science & Technology Source This link opens in a new window
Scholarly and trade publications on science, engineering & technology.
Science Reference Source This link opens in a new window
Easy access to full-text science content including encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals, websites, pictures, illustrations, audio clips, and video clips.
Academic Search Ultimate This link opens in a new window
Full text for thousands of peer-reviewed journals and general interest sources across many subject areas.

Patent Search Engines

Google Patents - Advanced Patent Search
All U.S. patents, issued and pending, with diagrams. Search by keyword, number, inventor, title, classification or date.
Free Patents Online
One of the most powerful, fastest and easiest patent search engines on the web. Our search allows advanced search techniques such as word stemming, proximity searching, relevancy ranking and search term weighting to help you find exactly what you are looking for.
U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
The USPTO houses full text for patents issued from 1976 to the present and TIFF images for all patents from 1790 to the present. Includes copyrights, trademarks and IP law and policy.

International Patent Search

PatentScope (WIPO)
PatentScope enables you to do searches in 1,864,332 published international patent applications (PCT) and in 7,747,749 when including patent documents from Regional and National collections.
Espacenet
Espacenet offers free access to tens of millions of patent documents worldwide. It contains information about inventions and technical developments from the 19th century right up to today.

Full Text Standards

ASCE Library This link opens in a new window
Full-text civil engineering publications including peer-reviewed journals, proceedings, e-books, and standards.
ASTM Compass This link opens in a new window
Full-text publications from ASTM including standards, journals, research reports, manuals, symposia papers, and more. Also included are full-text standards from the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO).
IEEE Xplore This link opens in a new window
Articles and other publications (inlcuding IEEE standards) on electrical engineering, electronics, computer science, and related disciplines.

ISO/IEC Publicly Available Standards
In accordance with ISO/IEC JTC 1 and the ISO and IEC Councils, these International Standards are publicly available for Standardization purposes.

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ENGR 314 - Biomaterials in Engineering: Getting Started