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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462403603321

Titolo

Biomaterials science : an integrated clinical and engineering approach / / edited by Yitzhak Rosen, Noel Elman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boca Raton, Fla. : , : CRC Press, , 2012

ISBN

0-429-13038-4

1-4398-0405-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (320 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

RosenYitzhak

ElmanNoel

Disciplina

610.284

Soggetti

Biomedical materials

Bioengineering

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Contents; Foreword; Authors; Contributors; 1. Introduction; 2. Principles of Clinical and Engineering Integration in Hemocompatibility; 3. Medical Applications of Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) Technology; 4. Nanoparticles to Cross Biological Barriers; 5. Biomaterials, Dental Materials, and Device Retrieval and Analysis; 6. Biomaterials and the Central Nervous System: Neurosurgical Applications of Materials Science; 7. Biomaterials in Obstetrics and Gynecology; 8. Tissue Engineering: Focus on the Cardiovascular System

9. Tissue Engineering: Focus on the Musculoskeletal System10. Regulatory Challenges in Biomaterials: Focus on Medical Devices; 11. Innovative Product Development and Technology Adoption for Medical Applications; Appendix: Some Examples of FDA-Approved Products

Sommario/riassunto

""This book is essential when designing, developing and studying biomedical materials.... provides an excellent review-from a patient, disease, and even genetic point of view-of materials engineering for the biomedical field. ... This well presented book strongly insists on how the materials can influence patients' needs, the ultimate drive for biomedical engineering. ...[presents an] Interesting and innovative



review from a patient focus perspective-the book emphasizes the importance of the patients, which is not often covered in other biomedical material's books.""-Fanny

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Record Nr.

UNINA9910164130903321

Titolo

GI Surgery Annual : Volume 23 / / edited by Peush Sahni, Sujoy Pal

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore : , : Springer Nature Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2017

ISBN

981-10-2678-5

Edizione

[1st ed. 2017.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XII, 243 p. 36 illus., 8 illus. in color.)

Collana

GI Surgery Annual, , 2367-3443 ; ; 23

Disciplina

617.43059

Soggetti

Surgery

Endoscopic surgery

Cancer - Treatment

Colon (Anatomy) - Surgery

General Surgery

Minimally Invasive Surgery

Cancer Therapy

Colorectal Surgery

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Nota di contenuto

Lymphadenectomy in Oesophageal Carcinoma -- Short bowel syndrome -- Postoperative Liver Failure -- Xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis -- Pancreatic Trauma -- Controversies in Surgery for Pancreatic Cancer -- Splenectomy for Haematological Disorders -- Role of PET-CT in Hepatobiliary Diseases -- Hyperthermicintraperitoneal chemotherapy -- Advances in Gastrointestinal Surgery. .

Sommario/riassunto

The 23rd volume of this highly successful series includes new contemporary topics such as PET in HPBdiseases, short gut syndrome, current status of extended lymphadenectomy in esophageal cancer, splenectomy for haematological disorders, postoperative liver failure, HIPEC, and current issues in surgery of pancreatic cancer. Finally, the chapter on advances in GI surgery, like in each volume in the past,



reviews the important new developments in the field. The GI Surgery Annual 23rd Volume provides an overall round up of selected topics that are considered relevant and contemporary by the editors of the series. .