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Record Nr.

UNINA9910790087003321

Titolo

Biological and biomedical coatings handbook : applications / / edited by Sam Zhang

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boca Raton, Fla. : , : CRC Press, , 2011

ISBN

0-429-10522-3

1-138-11439-1

1-4398-4997-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (506 p.)

Collana

Advances in materials science and engineering

Altri autori (Persone)

ZhangSam

Disciplina

610.28

Soggetti

Biomedical engineering - Materials

Biologicals

Protective coatings

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; Series Preface; Preface; Editor; Contributors; Chapter 1: Sol-Gel Derived Hydroxyapatite Coatings on Metallic Implants: Characterization, In Vitro and In Vivo Analysis; Chapter 2: Amorphous Carbon Coatings for Biological Applications; Chapter 3: Biomedical Applications of Carbon-Based Materials; Chapter 4: Impedance Spectroscopy on Carbon-Based Materials for Biological Application; Chapter 5: Control of Drug Release from Coatings: : Theories and Methodologies; Chapter 6: Release-Controlled Coatings; Chapter 7: Orthopedic and Dental Implant Surfaces and Coatings

Chapter 8: Piezoelectric Zinc Oxide and Aluminum Nitride Films for Microfluidic and Biosensing ApplicationsChapter 9: Medical Applications of Sputter-Deposited Shape Memory Alloy Thin Films; Chapter 10: Bioactive Coatings for Implanted Devices; Back Cover

Sommario/riassunto

Written in a versatile, contemporary style that will benefit both novice and expert alike, Biological and Biomedical Coatings Handbook, Two-Volume Set covers the state of the art in the development and implementation of advanced thin films and coatings in the biological field. Consisting of two volumes-Processing and Characterization and Applications-this handbook details the latest understanding of



advances in the design and performance of biological and biomedical coatings, covering a vast array of material types, including bio-ceramics, polymers,