Trends in
Biomaterials & Artificial Organs
An International
Journal Published by the Society for Biomaterials and artificial Organs (India)
ISSN
0971-1198
Trends
in Biomaterials & Artificial Organs
is a peer reviewed journal published thrice per year by the Society
for Biomaterials and Artificial Organs (
The
manuscripts should be original and must not have been submitted simultaneously
to any other journal. Authors are solely responsible for the factual accuracy of
their papers. Original research notes and/or review articles and short
communications representing the progress in the area of Biomaterials, Artificial
Organs, Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine may be submitted for
publication. The submissions are subject to review before publication. This
journal recognizes the necessity of obtaining IAEC/CPCSEA approval in all
projects involving animal experiments.
Manuscript:
The manuscripts must be in English. It should be typed on A4 size paper with a
margin of at least 25 mm. Use double line spacing throughout.
Text files should be formatted as .doc or .rtf files.
Please be sure to submit your illustrations and figures as separate .jpeg
files; the system will create a pdf file of your paper for the reviewers. Do not
use your word processor’s automated features to create footnotes or reference
lists. Each of the following sections should begin on separate pages: title
page, abstract and keywords, text, acknowledgments, references, individual
tables and figure legends. The abstract should be a brief and factual statement
of the contents and should not exceed 200 words in length. The main text of the
paper should be divided into sections and subsections; Introduction, Materials
& Methods, Results & Discussion and Conclusion. The above format does
not apply for short communication. For short communications, at the top of the
paper authors should mention Short
Communication. Pages should be numbered consecutively beginning with the
title page.
References:
References should be numbered consecutively in the text (in square brackets),
and collected at the end of the paper in the following styles, for journals,
proceedings and books, respectively: (title
is optional)
1. K. Kaladhar and C.P.
Sharma, Supported Cell Mimetic Monolayers and Their Interaction with Blood,
Langmuir, 11115-11122 (2004).
2. R.R. Nair, P.R. Hari, P.J. Doherty and C.P. Sharma, "Surface modification - Changes in cell adhesion", Trends Biomater. Artif. Organs, 12, 28-31 (1998).
2. K. Kaladhar and C.P.
Sharma, Role of Group Structure in Regulating the Packing Density of Lipid
Monolayers – Nerve Conduit Applications, in Proceedings of the National
Conference on Materials for Hostile Environments, Thiruvananthapuram, January
2008, edited by C.P. Sharma, D.S. Nagesh and W. Paul (Materials Research Society
of India, Thiruvananthapuram, 2008) p 67-68.
3. W. Paul and C.P. Sharma, Polysaccharides: Biomedical
Applications, in Encyclopedia of Surface and Colloid Science, (Ed) P.
Somasundaran, Taylor & Francis:
Please
note that journal title abbreviations should conform to the practices of
Chemical Abstracts.
Illustrations:
All illustrations should be numbered in sequence and referred to in the text and
caption as Fig. 1, Fig. 2, etc. The authors name and the figure number should be
clearly shown on the back of each illustration. Original artwork should be sent.
Photographs should be positive glossy prints. The soft copy of figures may be
submitted as .jpeg files with a minimum resolution of 300 DPI.
Units
and abbreviations: SI units must be
used. All abbreviations should be spelt out in full on first appearance, e.g.,
scanning electron microscope (SEM).
Cover
photographs: The cover photographs are
enlarged versions of photographs appearing in the issues. Authors are invited to
draw the editor’s attention to a photograph of outstanding scientific
importance. Larger copies of these illustrations may be submitted.
Online
submission: Authors are encouraged to
submit manuscripts online at http://tbao.criticalmath.com
The soft copy can also be sent
via E-mail to sharmacp.trends@gmail.com
if you are finding difficulty in online submission.
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Proofs: Journal sends page proofs in
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follow the instructions in the e-mail.
There
will be no page charge.