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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783218403321

Autore

Teoh Swee Hin

Titolo

Engineering materials for biomedical applications [[electronic resource] /] / Teoh Swee Hin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hackensack, N.J. ; ; Hong Kong, : World Scientific Pub., c2004

ISBN

1-281-87222-9

9786611872229

1-59124-983-X

981-256-222-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (350 p.)

Collana

Biomaterials engineering and processing series ; ; v. 1

Disciplina

610

610.28

Soggetti

Biomedical materials

Biomedical engineering

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

ENGINEERING MATERIALS FOR BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS; CONTENTS; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction to biomaterials engineering and processing - an overview (S. H. Teoh); 2 Durability of metallic implant materials (M. Sumita and S. H. Teoh); 3 Corrosion of metallic implants (D. J. Blackwood, K. H. W. Seah and S. H. Teoh); 4 Surface modification of metallic biomaterials (T. Hanawa); 5 Biorestorative materials in dentistry (A. U. J. Yap); 6 Bioceramics: an introduction (B. Ben-Nissan and G. Pezzotti); 7 Polymeric hydrogels (J. Li)

8 Bioactive ceramic-polymer composites for tissue replacement (M. Wang)9 Composites in biomedical applications (Z. M. Huang and S. Ramakrishna); 10 New methods and materials in prosthetics for rehabilitation of lower limb amputees (P. V. S. Lee); 11 Chitin-based biomaterials (E. Khor); Subject Index

Sommario/riassunto

The success of any implant or medical device depends very much on thebiomaterial used.  Synthetic materials (such as metals, polymers andcomposites) have made significant contributions to many establishedmedical devices. The aim of this book is to provide a



basicunderstanding on the engineering and processing aspects ofbiomaterials used in medical applications.