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Structural Interfaces and Attachments in Biology

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Editors:
  1. Stavros Thomopoulos

    1. , Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Washington University, St. Louis, USA

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  2. Victor Birman

    1. , Engineering Education Center, Missouri University of Science and Tech., St. Louis, USA

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  3. Guy M. Genin

    1. , Mechanical Engineering, Washington University, St. Louis, USA

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  • Provides the first comprehensive treatment of physiologic attachment from the engineering perspective

  • Presents the first treatment of engineering attachment in the context of schemes observed in nature

  • Discusses current surgical techniques for soft tissue to bone healing and repair

  • Explains synthesis of bioengineered and biomimetic interfaces

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Attachment of Dissimilar Materials: Challenges and Solutions

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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  3. Attachment of dissimilar materials: challenges and solutions

    1. The Challenge of Attaching Dissimilar Materials

      • Stavros Thomopoulos, Victor Birman, Guy M. Genin
      Pages 3-17

    2. Functionally Graded Materials in Engineering

      • Victor Birman, Tyler Keil, Serhat Hosder
      Pages 19-41

    3. Models for the Mechanics of Joining Dissimilar Materials

      • Guy M. Genin, Yanxin Liu
      Pages 43-66

  4. Natural Examples of Transitions from Stiff to Compliant Materials

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 67-67
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  5. Natural examples of transitions from stiff to compliant materials

    1. Ligament and Tendon Enthesis: Anatomy and Mechanics

      • Matteo M. Tei, Kathryn F. Farraro, Savio L.-Y. Woo
      Pages 69-89

    2. The Bone–Cartilage Interface

      • Virginia L. Ferguson, Rachel C. Paietta
      Pages 91-118

    3. Muscle–Tendon Interactions in the Absence of Bones: Lessons from the Fruit Fly, Drosophila

      • Talila Volk
      Pages 119-131

    4. Dentin/Adhesive Interface in Teeth

      • Paulette Spencer, Qiang Ye, Jonggu Park, Ranganathan Parthasarathy, Orestes Marangos, Anil Misra et al.
      Pages 133-151

    5. Specific Adhesion of Soft Elastic Materials

      • Jizeng Wang
      Pages 153-173

    6. Diversified Material Designs in Biological Underwater Adhesives

      • Kei Kamino
      Pages 175-199

    7. Mechanics of Self-Similar Hierarchical Adhesive Structures Inspired by Gecko Feet

      • Haimin Yao, Huajian Gao
      Pages 201-226

  6. Regeneration of Interfaces: Development, Healing, and Tissue Engineering

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 227-227
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  7. Regeneration of interfaces – development, healing, and tissue engineering

    1. The Role of Mechanobiology in the Attachment of Tendon to Bone

      • Andrea Schwartz, Stavros Thomopoulos
      Pages 229-257

    2. Soft Tissue to Bone Healing in Rotator Cuff Repair

      • Leesa M. Galatz
      Pages 259-278

    3. Soft Tissue-to-Bone Healing in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

      • John M. Solic, Scott A. Rodeo
      Pages 279-298

    4. Engineering Graded Tissue Interfaces

      • Neethu Mohan, Michael Detamore
      Pages 299-322

    5. Engineering Fibrous Tissues and Their Interfaces with Bone

      • Jennifer Lei, Johnna S. Temenoff
      Pages 323-349

    6. Synthesis of Layered, Graded Bioscaffolds

      • Daniel W. Weisgerber, Steven R. Caliari, Brendan A. C. Harley
      Pages 351-371
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About this book

Attachment of dissimilar materials in engineering and surgical practice is a perennial challenge. Bimaterial attachment sites are common locations for injury, repeated injury, and mechanical failure. Nature presents several highly effective solutions to the challenge of bimaterial attachment that differ from those found in engineering practice. Structural Interfaces and Attachments in Biology describes the attachment of dissimilar materials from multiple perspectives. The text will simultaneously elucidate natural bimaterial attachments and outline engineering principles underlying successful attachments to the communities of tissue engineers and surgeons. Included an in-depth analysis of the biology of attachments in the body and mechanisms by which robust attachments are formed, a review of current concepts of attaching dissimilar materials in surgical practice and a discussion of bioengineering approaches that are currently being developed.

Editors and Affiliations

  • , Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Washington University, St. Louis, USA

    Stavros Thomopoulos

  • , Engineering Education Center, Missouri University of Science and Tech., St. Louis, USA

    Victor Birman

  • , Mechanical Engineering, Washington University, St. Louis, USA

    Guy M. Genin

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Structural Interfaces and Attachments in Biology

  • Editors: Stavros Thomopoulos, Victor Birman, Guy M. Genin

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-3317-0

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2013

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4614-3316-3Published: 05 October 2012

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4899-9486-8Published: 09 November 2014

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4614-3317-0Published: 05 October 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 388

  • Topics: Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering, Biomaterials, Surgical Orthopedics

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