- Offers a comprehensive discussion of contemporary biomaterials research and development
- Organized in a sequence that allows the engineering students to be gradually exposed to typically unfamiliar biology-related material while integrating new characterization methods and applications for biomedical materials
- Includes in-depth descriptions of fundamental properties of metals, ceramics, and polymers used in medicine as well as examples, illustrative graphs, exercises, and chapter summaries throughout
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- About this Textbook
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This second edition provides a comprehensive discussion of contemporary materials used in biomedical research and development. The pedagogical writing style and structure provides students with an understanding of the fundamental concepts necessary to pursue research and industrial work in this growing area of biomedical science, including characteristics of biomaterials, biological processes, biocompatibility, and applications of materials in implants and medical instruments. Written by leading researchers in the field, this volume highlights important topics associated with biomedical engineering, medicine and surgery. The revised text contains updates that reflect recent technological advances in biomedical materials. It contains information on new characterization methods and applications for biomedical materials and incorporates suggestions that were offered by readers and educators using the first edition over the years. This textbook takes the reader to the forefront of biomedical materials development, providing graduate students with a taste of how the field is changing, while also serving as a useful reference to physicians and engineers.
- About the authors
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Dr. Narayan is a Professor at the University of North Carolina-North Carolina State University Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering. He is the author of over one hundred publications and several book chapters on microscale and nanoscale processing of biological and biomedical materials. He currently serves as an editorial board member of a number of professional journals and has edited or co-edited a number of books. He has served as chair of the TMS Biomaterials Committee and as chair of ASM International's Materials and Processes for Medical Devices editorial committee. He has organized workshops and symposia for Materials Science & Technology, Materials Research Society, American Ceramic Society, and Society for Biomaterials meetings. Dr. Narayan has received several honors for his research activities, including the North Carolina State University Sigma Xi Faculty Research Award, the University of North Carolina Jefferson-Pilot Fellowship in Academic Medicine, the National Science Faculty Early Career Development Award, and the Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Award. He has been elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science as well as Fellow of ASM International.
- Table of contents (21 chapters)
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Metallic Biomaterials
Pages 1-47
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Polymeric Biomaterials
Pages 49-100
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Ceramics and Glasses
Pages 101-137
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Biobased Materials for Medical Applications
Pages 139-193
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Shape Memory Biomaterials and Their Clinical Applications
Pages 195-255
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Table of contents (21 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Biomedical Materials
- Editors
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- Roger Narayan
- Copyright
- 2021
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Copyright Holder
- Springer Nature Switzerland AG
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-030-49206-9
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-030-49206-9
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-030-49205-2
- Edition Number
- 2
- Number of Pages
- VI, 728
- Number of Illustrations
- 163 b/w illustrations, 104 illustrations in colour
- Topics