Provides a comprehensive overview of the field of nanoceramics for biomedical applications, from fundamental principles to latest advances.
Provides a comprehensive overview of the field of nanoceramics for biomedical applications, from fundamental principles to latest advances.
The field of nanoceramics for biomedical applications has experienced important advances in the last five years. These advances are mainly focused in the field of new nanostructured bioceramics able to mimic almost the same biomineralization processes. In addition, there has als…
Bone substitute biomaterials are fundamental to the biomedical sector, and have recently benefitted from extensive research and technological advances aimed at minimizing failure rates and reducing the need for further surgery. This book reviews these developments, with a partic…
Various synthetic bone graft substitutes, demineralized bone matrix (DBM), bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs), allogeneic bone cells, and mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) currently are legally marketed bone graft substitutes; however, each of these products has a distinct regulator…
Xenotransplantation is defined as any procedure that involves the infusion or implantation into a human of nonhuman animal tissue. Current medical research is focusing on tissue substitutes for treatment of a wide variety of human diseases and complications. In orthopedic surger…
The field of medicine as a formal discipline has been traced by many to Imhotep and his descriptions of ailments and treatments found written on papyrus and translated in the mid-1800s by Edwin Smith. Among the medical descriptions included in Imhotep's writings are cervical dis…
3D PRINTING IN BONE SURGERY
3D printing in bone surgery
Filling a gap in the literature, this is the first book to comprehensively discuss 3D printing applied to bone surgery. It provides both the scientific basics and practical applications, with a special focus on 3D-printed, custom-made titanium prostheses (3DPCMP) used for bone r…
This book provides practitioners with comprehensive guidance on the application of 3D printing technology in the bone reconstruction. The 3D printed implants need to be able to maximize function and minimize complications by reinforcing strength and changing shape beyond anatomi…