Buddy Ratner
Encyclopedia
Buddy Ratner is an American
professor
of chemical engineering and bioengineering. He is the director of the Research Center for Biomaterials at the University of Washington
(University of Washington Engineered Biomaterials, UWEB), and ranks among the leading contemporary researchers in the field of biomaterial
sciences. He is also the faculty member for the Program for Technology Commercialization at the University of Washington.
from Brooklyn College
. Five years later, he earned his PhD
from the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn
with a thesis in the field of Polymer Chemistry
. He then worked as a Post-graduate student at the Department of Chemical Engineering of the University of Washington
before becoming a Research Assistant Professor in 1975. He became a Research Associate Professor four years later and an Associate Professor in 1984. From 1985 to 1996 he was director of the National ESCA and Surface Analysis Center for Biomedical Problems (NESAC / BIO), a research and service facility at the University of Washington in the field of surface analysis. Since 1996 he has led the National Science Foundation
-funded Research Center for Biomaterials at the University of Washington (University of Washington Engineered Biomaterials, or UWEB).
The research interests of Buddy Ratner include the synthesis, modification and characterization of material surfaces for medical applications, Tissue Engineering
and its application in the field of regenerative medicine
, the synthesis and characterization of polymeric biomaterial
ien and processes of the healing
and inflammation
associated with implant
s. He is co-author of over 300 scientific publications and co-editor of the 2004 second edition of the standard work "Biomaterials Science. An Introduction to Materials in Medicine". The International Union of Societies for Biomaterials Science and Engineering, the World Federation of Societies for biomaterial science, awarded him the title of 1996 Fellow of Biomaterials Science and Engineering. In 2002 he was inducted into the National Academy of Engineering.
United States
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professor
Professor
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of chemical engineering and bioengineering. He is the director of the Research Center for Biomaterials at the University of Washington
University of Washington
University of Washington is a public research university, founded in 1861 in Seattle, Washington, United States. The UW is the largest university in the Northwest and the oldest public university on the West Coast. The university has three campuses, with its largest campus in the University...
(University of Washington Engineered Biomaterials, UWEB), and ranks among the leading contemporary researchers in the field of biomaterial
Biomaterial
A biomaterial is any matter, surface, or construct that interacts with biological systems. The development of biomaterials, as a science, is about fifty years old. The study of biomaterials is called biomaterials science. It has experienced steady and strong growth over its history, with many...
sciences. He is also the faculty member for the Program for Technology Commercialization at the University of Washington.
Life
Buddy Ratner was born in 1947 in New York and in 1967 earned a BS degree in ChemistryChemistry
Chemistry is the science of matter, especially its chemical reactions, but also its composition, structure and properties. Chemistry is concerned with atoms and their interactions with other atoms, and particularly with the properties of chemical bonds....
from Brooklyn College
Brooklyn College
Brooklyn College is a senior college of the City University of New York, located in Brooklyn, New York, United States.Established in 1930 by the New York City Board of Higher Education, the College had its beginnings as the Downtown Brooklyn branches of Hunter College and the City College of New...
. Five years later, he earned his PhD
PHD
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from the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn
Polytechnic University of New York
The Polytechnic Institute of New York University, often referred to as Polytechnic Institute of NYU, NYU Polytechnic, or NYU-Poly, is the engineering and applied sciences affiliate of New York University...
with a thesis in the field of Polymer Chemistry
Polymer chemistry
Polymer chemistry or macromolecular chemistry is a multidisciplinary science that deals with the chemical synthesis and chemical properties of polymers or macromolecules. According to IUPAC recommendations, macromolecules refer to the individual molecular chains and are the domain of chemistry...
. He then worked as a Post-graduate student at the Department of Chemical Engineering of the University of Washington
University of Washington
University of Washington is a public research university, founded in 1861 in Seattle, Washington, United States. The UW is the largest university in the Northwest and the oldest public university on the West Coast. The university has three campuses, with its largest campus in the University...
before becoming a Research Assistant Professor in 1975. He became a Research Associate Professor four years later and an Associate Professor in 1984. From 1985 to 1996 he was director of the National ESCA and Surface Analysis Center for Biomedical Problems (NESAC / BIO), a research and service facility at the University of Washington in the field of surface analysis. Since 1996 he has led the National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation
The National Science Foundation is a United States government agency that supports fundamental research and education in all the non-medical fields of science and engineering. Its medical counterpart is the National Institutes of Health...
-funded Research Center for Biomaterials at the University of Washington (University of Washington Engineered Biomaterials, or UWEB).
The research interests of Buddy Ratner include the synthesis, modification and characterization of material surfaces for medical applications, Tissue Engineering
Tissue engineering
Tissue engineering is the use of a combination of cells, engineering and materials methods, and suitable biochemical and physio-chemical factors to improve or replace biological functions...
and its application in the field of regenerative medicine
Regenerative medicine
Regenerative medicine is the "process of replacing or regenerating human cells, tissues or organs to restore orestablish normal function". This field holds the promise of regenerating damaged tissues and organs in the body by replacing damaged tissue and/or by stimulating the body's own repair...
, the synthesis and characterization of polymeric biomaterial
Biomaterial
A biomaterial is any matter, surface, or construct that interacts with biological systems. The development of biomaterials, as a science, is about fifty years old. The study of biomaterials is called biomaterials science. It has experienced steady and strong growth over its history, with many...
ien and processes of the healing
Healing
Physiological healing is the restoration of damaged living tissue, organs and biological system to normal function. It is the process by which the cells in the body regenerate and repair to reduce the size of a damaged or necrotic area....
and inflammation
Inflammation
Inflammation is part of the complex biological response of vascular tissues to harmful stimuli, such as pathogens, damaged cells, or irritants. Inflammation is a protective attempt by the organism to remove the injurious stimuli and to initiate the healing process...
associated with implant
Implant
Implant can refer to:*Implant , or specifically:**Brain implant**Breast implant**Buttock implant**Cochlear implant**Contraceptive implant**Dental implant**Mini dental implant**Extraocular implant**Fetal tissue implant...
s. He is co-author of over 300 scientific publications and co-editor of the 2004 second edition of the standard work "Biomaterials Science. An Introduction to Materials in Medicine". The International Union of Societies for Biomaterials Science and Engineering, the World Federation of Societies for biomaterial science, awarded him the title of 1996 Fellow of Biomaterials Science and Engineering. In 2002 he was inducted into the National Academy of Engineering.
Works (selection)
- Surface Modification of Polymeric Biomaterials.Plenum Press, New York 1997
- Scanning Probe Microscopy of Polymers.American Chemical Society, Washington DC 1998
- Biomaterials Science. An Introduction to Materials in Medicine.Second Edition. Elsevier Academic Press, San Diego 2004
Sources
- Ratner, Buddyin Dennis.American Men & Women of Science. A Biographical Directory of Today's Leaders in Physical, Biological and Related Sciences.18th ed. Bowker, New Providence, 1992, ISBN 0-83-523074-0, Volume 6, p. 63
External links
- UW Chemical Engineering - Buddy Ratner faculty homepage (English, with pictures)