Biomaterials

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As biomaterials are used in medical devices, providing needs in such diverse surgical disciplines as opthalmology, cardiology, neuromuscular surgery, orthopaedics, dentistry etc., they must have intimate contact with patient's tissue or body fluids providing a real physical interface which restricts developments most seriously. This book is written for those who would like to advance their knowledge of biomaterials. The subject matter of the book is divided into twelve chapters dealing with st…

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Title Statements

Full title :Biomaterials / Sujata V. Bhat.

Summary

As biomaterials are used in medical devices, providing needs in such diverse surgical disciplines as opthalmology, cardiology, neuromuscular surgery, orthopaedics, dentistry etc., they must have intimate contact with patient's tissue or body fluids providing a real physical interface which restricts developments most seriously.

This book is written for those who would like to advance their knowledge of biomaterials. The subject matter of the book is divided into twelve chapters dealing with structure and relationship of biological and man-made biomaterials. The application of these materials for various medical devices and recent developments in tissue engineering have also been mentioned.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2002.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Kluwer Academic Publishers
Place of Publication:Boston
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2002.

The Physical Object

Description:xii, 265 pages : : illustrations

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:0792370589, 9780792370581
oclc:ocm49698930
LC Classification:R857.M3
Dewey Decimal:610/.28

Overview of biomaterials -- Structure and properties of materials -- Metals -- Ceramics -- Synthetic polymers -- Biopolymers -- Tissues grafts -- Soft tissue applications -- Cardiovascular implants and extracorporeal devices -- Biomaterials in ophthalmology -- Orthopaedic implants -- Dental materials.