Fong, Eliza L.S.Watson, Brendan M.Kasper, F. KurtisMikos, Antonios G.2014-12-152014-12-152012Fong, Eliza L.S., Watson, Brendan M., Kasper, F. Kurtis, et al.. "Building Bridges: Leveraging Interdisciplinary Collaborations in the Development of Biomaterials to Meet Clinical Needs." <i>Advanced Materials,</i> 24, no. 36 (2012) Wiley: 4995-5013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adma.201201762.https://hdl.handle.net/1911/78750Our laboratory at Rice University has forged numerous collaborations with clinicians and basic scientists over the years to advance the development of novel biomaterials and the modification of existing materials to meet clinical needs. This review highlights collaborative advances in biomaterials research from our laboratory in the areas of scaffold development, drug delivery, and gene therapy, especially as related to applications in bone and cartilage tissue engineering.engThis is an author's peer-reviewed final manuscript, as accepted by the publisher. The published article is copyrighted by Wiley.Journal articlebiomaterialsscaffoldsdrug deliverycartilage tissue engineeringbone tissue engineeringhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adma.201201762