Proceedings of the ASME International Mechanical EngineeringCongress and Exposition, November 5-10, 2000, Orlando, Florida.This collection of 9 full-length, peer-reviewed technical papers isthe fifth in a series. Topics discussed include porous materialsfor biomedical and other applications; research in porousmaterials; porous ceramics, polyethylene, 85/15 PLGA andpoly(dicyclopentacine); and a novel process to produce nanoporousmembranes. @By: Vipin Kumar