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Beschreibung
Biomedical Materials provides a comprehensive discussion of contemporary biomaterials research and development. Highlighting important topics associated with Engineering, Medicine and Surgery, this volume reaches a wide scope of professionals, researchers and graduate students involved with biomaterials. A pedagogical writing style and structure provides readers with an understanding of the fundamental concepts necessary to pursue research and industrial work on biomaterials, including characteristics of biomaterials, biological processes, biocompatibility, and applications of biomaterials in implants and medical instruments.

Written by leading researchers in the field, this text book takes readers to the forefront of biomedical materials development, providing them with a taste of how the field is changing, while also serving as a useful reference to physicians and engineers.
Biomedical Materials provides a comprehensive discussion of contemporary biomaterials research and development. Highlighting important topics associated with Engineering, Medicine and Surgery, this volume reaches a wide scope of professionals, researchers and graduate students involved with biomaterials. A pedagogical writing style and structure provides readers with an understanding of the fundamental concepts necessary to pursue research and industrial work on biomaterials, including characteristics of biomaterials, biological processes, biocompatibility, and applications of biomaterials in implants and medical instruments.

Written by leading researchers in the field, this text book takes readers to the forefront of biomedical materials development, providing them with a taste of how the field is changing, while also serving as a useful reference to physicians and engineers.
Zusammenfassung

Offers a comprehensive discussion of contemporary biomaterials research and development

Organized in a sequence that allows engineering students gradual exposure to typically unfamiliar biology-related materials

Includes in-depth descriptions of the fundamental properties of metals, ceramics, and polymers used in medicine, which competitive texts lack

Includes supplementary material: [...]

Inhaltsverzeichnis
The Fundamental Properties of the Materials Used in Medicine and Dentistry.- Ceramics and Glasses.- Metallic Biomaterials.- Polymeric Biomaterials.- The Interaction Between Materials and Living Tissues.- Biomaterials: Processing, Characterization, and Applications.- Metal Corrosion.- Wear.- Inflammation, Carcinogenicity and Hypersensitivity.- Protein Interactions at Material Surfaces.- Sterility and Infection.- Biocompatibility Testing.- Applications of Polymers, Metals, and Ceramics in Medicine.- Biomaterials for Dental Applications.- Ophthalmic Biomaterials.- Hip Prosthesis.- Burn Dressing Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering.- Natural and Synthetic Polymeric Scaffolds.- BioMEMS.- Magnetic Particles for Biomedical Applications.- Specialized Fabrication Processes: Rapid Prototyping.- Manufacturing Issues.- Erratum.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2014
Fachbereich: Allgemeines
Genre: Importe, Technik
Rubrik: Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: xxiii
566 S.
ISBN-13: 9781489983114
ISBN-10: 1489983112
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Redaktion: Narayan, Roger
Herausgeber: Roger Narayan
Hersteller: Springer
Springer US, New York, N.Y.
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, D-69121 Heidelberg, juergen.hartmann@springer.com
Maße: 235 x 155 x 32 mm
Von/Mit: Roger Narayan
Erscheinungsdatum: 05.09.2014
Gewicht: 0,885 kg
Artikel-ID: 105069277