Handbook of Biomaterial Properties

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xxiv

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2. Part I

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Cortical bone

      • J. Currey

      Pages 3-14

   3. Cancellous bone

      • T. M. Keaveny

      Pages 15-23

   4. Dentin and enamel

      • K. E. Healy

      Pages 24-39

   5. Cartilage

      • J. R. Parsons

      Pages 40-47

   6. Fibrocartilage

      • V. M. Gharpuray

      Pages 48-58

   7. Ligament, tendon and fascia

      • S. L-Y. Woo, R. E. Levine

      Pages 59-65

   8. Skin and muscle

      • A. F. T. Mak, M. Zhang

      Pages 66-69

   9. Brain tissues

      • S. S. Margulies, D. F. Meaney

      Pages 70-80

   10. Arteries, veins and lymphatic vessels

       • X. Deng, R. Guidoin

       Pages 81-105

   11. The intraocular lens

       • T. V. Chirila

       Pages 106-113

   12. Blood and related fluids

       • V. Turitto, S. M. Slack

       Pages 114-124

   13. The Vitreous Humor

       • T. V. Chirila, Y. Hong

       Pages 125-131

3. Part II

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 133-133

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   2. Metallic Biomaterials

      • J. Breme, V. Biehl

      Pages 135-144

   3. Stainless Steels

      • Jonathan Black, Garth Hastings

      Pages 145-166

   4. CoCr-based alloys

      • Jonathan Black, Garth Hastings

      Pages 167-178

   5. Titanium and titanium alloys

      • Jonathan Black, Garth Hastings

      Pages 179-200

   6. Dental Restoration Materials

      • Jonathan Black, Garth Hastings

      Pages 201-213

Progress in the development of surgical implant materials has been hindered by the lack of basic information on the nature of the tissues, organs and systems being repaired or replaced. Materials' properties of living systems, whose study has been conducted largely under the rubric of tissue mechanics, has tended to be more descriptive than quantitative. In the early days of the modern surgical implant era, this deficiency was not critical. However, as implants continue to improve and both longer service life and higher reliability are sought, the inability to predict the behavior of implanted manufactured materials has revealed the relative lack of knowledge of the materials properties of the supporting or host system, either in health or disease. Such a situation is unacceptable in more conventional engineering practice: the success of new designs for aeronautical and marine applications depends exquisitely upon a detailed, disciplined and quantitative knowledge of service environments, including the properties of materials which will be encountered and interacted with. Thus the knowledge of the myriad physical properties of ocean ice makes possible the design and development of icebreakers without the need for trial and error. In contrast, the development period for a new surgical implant, incorporating new materials, may well exceed a decade and even then only short term performance predictions can be made.

• alloy
• biomaterial
• cartilage
• ceramics
• composite material
• dentistry
• glass
• material
• materials properties
• mechanics
• medicine
• metals
• polymer
• tissue
• tissue mechanics

• Clemson University, USA

  Jonathan Black

• Institute of Materials Research and Engineering National University of Singapore, Singapore

  Garth Hastings

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