Overview
- Reviews thin films and coatings of implants
- Brings together materials scientists, physicists and biologists working on thin film coatings of implantable medical devices
- Addresses both the fundamentals and the applications in various fields
Part of the book series: Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering (BIOMEDICAL)
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
The surface of materials is routinely exposed to various environmental influences. Surface modification presents a technological challenge for material scientists, physicists, and engineers, particularly when those surfaces are subjected to function within human body environment. This book provides a comprehensive coverage of the major issues and topics dealing with interaction of soft living matter with the surface of implants. Fundamental scientific concepts are embedded through experimental data and a broad range of case studies. First chapters cover the basics on biocompatibility of many different thin films of metals, alloys, ceramics, hydrogels, and polymers, following with case studies dealing with orthopedic and dental coatings. Next, a novel and low-cost coating deposition technique capable of production of several types of nanostructures is introduced through simple calculations and several illustrations. Moreover, chapter 6 and 7 present important topics on surface treatment of polymers, which is a subject that has seen many developments over the past decade. The last chapters target mainly the applications of coatings in biology such as in bio-sensing, neuroscience, and cancer detection. With several illustrations, micrographs, and case studies along with suitable references in each chapter, this book will be essential for graduate students and researchers in the multidisciplinary field of bio-coatings. Â
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Thin Films and Coatings in Biology
Editors: Soroush Nazarpour
Series Title: Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-2592-8
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2013
Hardcover ISBN: 978-94-007-2591-1Published: 23 August 2013
Softcover ISBN: 978-94-007-9247-0Published: 21 August 2015
eBook ISBN: 978-94-007-2592-8Published: 15 August 2013
Series ISSN: 1618-7210
Series E-ISSN: 2197-5647
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VI, 365
Topics: Medical and Radiation Physics, Surfaces and Interfaces, Thin Films, Medical Microbiology, Immunology, Nanotechnology