Biomaterials

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiii

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2. Introduction to Biomaterials

   • Joon B. Park, Roderic S. Lakes

   Pages 1-6

3. The Structure of Solids

   • Joon B. Park, Roderic S. Lakes

   Pages 7-28

4. Characterization of Materials I

   • Joon B. Park, Roderic S. Lakes

   Pages 29-62

5. Characterization of Materials II

   • Joon B. Park, Roderic S. Lakes

   Pages 63-77

6. Metallic Implant Materials

   • Joon B. Park, Roderic S. Lakes

   Pages 79-115

7. Ceramic Implant Materials

   • Joon B. Park, Roderic S. Lakes

   Pages 117-140

8. Polymeric Implant Materials

   • Joon B. Park, Roderic S. Lakes

   Pages 141-168

9. Composites as Biomaterials

   • Joon B. Park, Roderic S. Lakes

   Pages 169-183

10. Structure-Property Relationships of Biological Materials

    • Joon B. Park, Roderic S. Lakes

    Pages 185-222

11. Tissue Response to Implants

    • Joon B. Park, Roderic S. Lakes

    Pages 223-244

12. Soft Tissue Replacement I: Sutures, Skin, and Maxillofacial Implants

    • Joon B. Park, Roderic S. Lakes

    Pages 245-264

13. Soft Tissue Replacement II: Blood-Interfacing Implants

    • Joon B. Park, Roderic S. Lakes

    Pages 265-291

14. Hard Tissue Replacement I: Long Bone Repair

    • Joon B. Park, Roderic S. Lakes

    Pages 293-316

15. Hard Tissue Replacement II: Joints and Teeth

    • Joon B. Park, Roderic S. Lakes

    Pages 317-354

16. Transplants

    • Joon B. Park, Roderic S. Lakes

    Pages 355-370

17. Back Matter

    Pages 371-394

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This book is intended as a general introduction to the uses of artificial materials in the human body for the purposes of aiding healing, correcting deformities, and restoring lost function. It is an outgrowth of an undergraduate course for senior students in biomedical engineering, and it is offered as a text to be used in such courses. Topics include biocompatibility, techniques to minimize cor­ rosion or other degradation of implant materials, principles of materials science as it relates to the use of materials in the body, and specific uses of materials in various tissues and organs. It is expected that the student will have successively completed elementary courses in the mechanics of deformable bodies and in anatomy and physiology, and preferably also an introductory course in materials science prior to undertaking a course in biomaterials. Many quantitative examples are included as exercises for the engineering student. We recognize that many of these involve unrealistic simplifications and are limited to simple mechanical or chemical aspects of the implant problem. We offer as an apology the fact that biomaterials engineering is still to a great extent an empirical discipline that is complicated by many unknowns associated with the human body. In recognition of that fact, we have endeavored to describe both the successes and the failures in the use of materials in the human body. Also included are many photographs and illustrations of implants and devices as an aid to visualization.

• Metall
• biomaterial
• bone
• composite
• implant
• tissue

From a review of the first edition:
'The author has provided a well-written review of the major areas to be covered by anyone entering this field...a useful text for students, engineers, scientists, and surgeons wishing to explore this field.'
Journal of Metals

• The University of Iowa, Iowa City, USA

  Joon B. Park, Roderic S. Lakes

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