1.

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.

UNINA9910974299903321

Autore

Chazin-Bennahum Judith

Titolo

The lure of perfection : fashion and ballet, 1780-1830 / / Judith Chazin-Bennahum

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Routledge, 2005

ISBN

1-135-87830-7

1-280-10683-2

0-203-99775-1

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (294 p.)

Disciplina

792

792.8/4

792.84

Soggetti

Ballet - Costume - France - History - 19th century

Ballet - Costume - France - History - 18th century

Fashion - Social aspects - France - History - 19th century

Fashion - Social aspects - France - History - 18th century

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 (p. 263-271) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; The Lure of Perfection; Copyright Page; Contents; Captions; Acknowledgments; Preface: Violette Verdy; Introduction; Chapter 1. Setting the Stage: Aristocratic Fashion and Baroque Body Politics before the French Revolution; Chapter 2. Reformers and Philosophes as Forerunners of the Revolution in Fashion; Chapter 3. The Moderate and the Outrageous; Chapter 4. Neoclassicism: 1780-1820; Chapter 5. The Consulate (1799-1804) and the Empire (1804-1815) of Napoléon: Imperial Designs Pervade Street and Stage Fashion

Chapter 6. Restoration-One Bourbon Returns!: Louis XVIII and the Restoration (1815-1824)Chapter 7. Pale Goddesses on the Street during the Romantic Movement: Charles X Ruled France from 1824-



1830; Chapter 8. The Kingdom of the Opera: Pale Goddesses on the Stage (1824-1830); Chapter 9. The Turning Point: "The Ballet of the Nuns" and La Sylphide; Chapter 10. The Dark Side of White; Conclusion; Endnotes; Chronology; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

THE LURE OF PERFECTION: FASHION AND BALLET, 1780-1830 offers a unique look at how ballet influenced contemporary fashion and women's body image, and how street fashions in turn were reflected by the costumes worn by ballet dancers. Through years of research, the author has traced the interplay between fashion, social trends, and the development of dance. During the 18th century, women literally took up twice as much space as men; their billowing dresses ballooned out from their figures, sometimes a full 55 inches, to display costly jewelry and fine brocade work; similar costumes appeared on st