University of Texas Libraries

Biomaterials Research Guide

ASM Materials Handbook 1986-.(20 volumes) definitive source for data on all commercial alloys and composites.
TA 459 M5 Engineering Library Reserves and online
Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology Online - Searchable, full text access to an internationally acclaimed reference source covering chemical and process engineering, industrial and applied chemistry, materials science, polymer science, biotechnology, and more. Includes extensive information on chemical products, processes, and economics.
BIOSCIENCEnetBASE: Biology References Online - Provides a collection of over 200 reference works and books on topics such as bioinformatics, biomedical engineering, biotechnology, epidemiology, immunology, neuroscience, pharmacology, and toxicology. A complete title list of all the resources included is available.
Material ConneXion - Provides full text access to information on over 1,400 different materials representing eight categories: polymers, glass, ceramics, carbon-based materials, cement-based materials, metals, natural materials and natural material derivatives.
CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics - An electronic version of the most recent edition of print handbook. Includes several updated and expanded tables.
Encyclopedia of biomaterials and biomedical engineering
R 857 M3 E63 2004 Engineering Library
Handbook of biomaterial properties
R 857 M3 H36 1998 Engineering Library

BIOSIS - Covers original research reports and reviews from approximately 6,000 journals in biological and biomedical areas.
SciFinder Scholar (Chemical Abstracts + Registry) - A worldwide index of scholarly articles, conference papers and patents in chemistry and related areas.
Chemical Abstracts Student Edition - Indexes and abstracts over 270 of the most widely held chemistry journals in chemistry, biochemistry, chemical engineering, and polymer science, as well as over 200,000 dissertations.
Entrez - includes PubMed, PubChem, gene and protein resources
MEDLINE - Provides bibliographic indexing from the National Library of Medicine (NLM) covering the fields of medicine, nursing, dentistry, and more.
Engineering Index - The most comprehensive index of engineering research literature. Search Engineering Index online for the years 1970 - present. Historical (pre-1970) volumes of Engineering Index are available in the Engineering Library.
INSPEC -INSPEC is a worldwide index of scholarly, technical articles and conference papers in all areas of physics and electronics
Web of Science -The Science Citation Index is a multidisciplinary database, with searchable author abstracts, covering the journal literature of the sciences. Contact a librarian for information on using some of the special features of this database.

To see if we have a particular journal (i.e. Nature), either in print or electronic format, search the Catalog.
To see if particular journal is available in electronic format search Find a Journal.

Sigma-Aldrich Catalog - Searchable product catalog from a major research chemical supplier. Search by catalog number, name, formula, CAS registry number. Chemical/physical information, structure image, and MSDS are displayable.
Thomas Register (ThomCat) - Electronic version of a well-known index to manufactures, producers, and sellers of industrial goods and services.

If you need further assistance don't hesitate to ask a librarian!

Chat with a Librarian
Email the Engineering Library
Get Help (Common questions and answers about library services)
Off-campus connection
Online tutorials
InterLibrary Services Borrowing will obtain books, article photocopies, and other material not owned by the University of Texas libraries. It is available to UT faculty, staff and students.