Biomedical materials

Irene G. Turner (auth.), Roger Narayan (eds.)9780387848716, 0387848711

Biomedical Materials provides a comprehensive discussion of contemporary materials used in biomedical research and development. The pedagogical writing style and structure provides students with an understanding of the fundamental concepts necessary to pursue research and industrial work in this growing area of biomedical science, including characteristics of biomaterials, biological processes, biocompatibility, and applications of materials in implants and medical instruments.

Written by leading researchers in the field, this volume highlights important topics associated with biomedical engineering, medicine and surgery. This textbook takes the reader to the forefront of biomedical materials development, providing graduate students with a taste of how the field is changing, while also serving as a useful reference to physicians and engineers.

Table of contents :
Front Matter….Pages i-xxiii
Front Matter….Pages 1-1
Ceramics and Glasses….Pages 3-39
Metallic Biomaterials….Pages 41-81
Polymeric Biomaterials….Pages 83-119
Front Matter….Pages 121-121
Biomaterials: Processing, Characterization, and Applications….Pages 123-154
Metal Corrosion….Pages 155-181
Wear….Pages 183-199
Inflammation, Carcinogenicity and Hypersensitivity….Pages 201-214
Protein Interactions at Material Surfaces….Pages 215-237
Sterility and Infection….Pages 239-260
Biocompatibility Testing….Pages 261-292
Front Matter….Pages 293-293
Biomaterials for Dental Applications….Pages 295-326
Ophthalmic Biomaterials….Pages 327-347
Hip Prosthesis….Pages 349-369
Burn Dressing Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering….Pages 371-413
BioMEMS….Pages 443-475
Natural and Synthetic Polymeric Scaffolds….Pages 415-442
Magnetic Particles for Biomedical Applications….Pages 477-491
Specialized Fabrication Processes: Rapid Prototyping….Pages 493-523
Manufacturing Issues….Pages 525-544
Erratum….Pages E1-E1
Back Matter….Pages 545-566