This paper provides a full discussion of the biomaterials market (supply, demand), how the market grew (growth rate, technology), legal barriers on the market (import quotas, etc), future expectations of the market and implications of international trade. This paper is well documented, full of statistics, and complete with charts. The reader is easily guided from the beginning of the paper with the definition of a biomaterial right to the heart of issues such as the utilization of human tissue prompting intense ethical concerns regarding the ownership of human biomaterials, eugenics, discrimination, and medical confidentiality. 13.5 pgs. 20 f/c. 19b.
