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Biomaterials : a nano approach / Seeram Ramakrishna ... [et al.].

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Boca Raton, Fla. : CRC ; London : Taylor & Francis [distributor], 2010.Description: xxii, 350 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9781420047813
  • 1420047817
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 660.6   22
Contents:
Overview of Biomaterials -- Basics of Human Biology -- Degradation and Corrosion of Biomaterials -- Failure and Tribology of Biomaterials -- Nanoscale Phenomena -- Metallic Biomaterials -- Ceramic Biomaterials -- Polymeric Biomaterials -- Composite Biomaterials -- Nanobiomaterials for Tissue Engineering -- Glossary -- Exercises -- References.
Summary: Biomaterials: A Nano Approach is written from a multi-disciplinary point of view that integrates aspects of materials science and engineering, nanotechnology, bioengineering, and biosciences. The book fills a glaring void in the literature by providing a comprehensive discussion of biomaterials and a scientifically plausible extrapolation of likely scenarios in which nanotechnology could play a significant role. The authors introduce and examine basic concepts, processing methodologies, and techniques involved in the preparation and characterization of nanobiomaterials that are specific to biomedical applications.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Overview of Biomaterials -- Basics of Human Biology -- Degradation and Corrosion of Biomaterials -- Failure and Tribology of Biomaterials -- Nanoscale Phenomena -- Metallic Biomaterials -- Ceramic Biomaterials -- Polymeric Biomaterials -- Composite Biomaterials -- Nanobiomaterials for Tissue Engineering -- Glossary -- Exercises -- References.

Biomaterials: A Nano Approach is written from a multi-disciplinary point of view that integrates aspects of materials science and engineering, nanotechnology, bioengineering, and biosciences. The book fills a glaring void in the literature by providing a comprehensive discussion of biomaterials and a scientifically plausible extrapolation of likely scenarios in which nanotechnology could play a significant role. The authors introduce and examine basic concepts, processing methodologies, and techniques involved in the preparation and characterization of nanobiomaterials that are specific to biomedical applications.

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