Biographies of Authors and Editors
Strid, Karl-Gustav Ph.D.
Consultant at K.-G. Strid AB (1)
Professor of Biomaterials at Göteborg University (2)
(1) K.-G. Strid AB, Sofiagatan 83, SE-416 72 Göteborg, Sweden
(2) Göteborg University, Institute of Anatomy & Cell Biology
Box 420, SE-405 30 Göteborg, Sweden
E-mail: kg.strid@anatcell.gu.se
Web-site: www.anatcell.gu.se
Karl-Gustav Strid, Ph.D., is a Professor of Biomaterials Research and a Consultant in Medical Engineering. After graduating as M.Sc. in Engineering Physics from Chalmers University of Technology in 1963 he held teaching and research positions in chemistry and physics. As Research Associate at the Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Sahlgren Hospital, he contributed towards improved diagnostic quality of X-ray imaging. In 1980 he joined the Institute for Applied Biotechnology (Prof. Per-Ingvar Brånemark) as responsible for engineering activities. From 1986 he served as scientific advisor at Nobelpharma AB until, in 1997, he started his consulting firm for medical engineering with emphasis on quality assurance of medical devices. He was appointed Associate Professor of Applied Physics at Chalmers in 1977 and Professor of Biomaterials at Göteborg University in 1988. He is a member of ISO Technical Committees 150 and 194.
