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Advanced Biomaterials Fundamentals, Processing, and Applications

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ISBN-10: 0470193409

ISBN-13: 9780470193402

Edition: 2009

Authors: Bikramjit Basu, Dhirendra S. Katti, Ashok Kumar

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Advanced Biomaterials provides a broad introduction to the field, encompassing fundamentals, processing, and applications. With contributions from leading experts from around the world, it covers a wide range of topics, emphasizing emerging areas of interest including nanobiomaterials, interface tissue engineering, new manufacturing techniques such as Laser Assisted Net Shaping (LENS), and new polymeric materials. This is an excellent textbook for upper level undergraduate and graduate students, as well as a practical self-teaching guide for researchers and practitioners interested in the field.
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List price: $173.00
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 10/5/2009
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 776
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.75" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 2.530
Language: English

BIKRAMJIT BASU, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. His research interests include ceramic and polymer-based biocompatible materials, nanoceramics and nanoceramic composites, and tribology of advanced materials. He received the Coble Award of the American Ceramic Society in 2008 and was recognized by the Indian National Science Academy and the Indian National Academy of Engineering.DHIRENDRA S. KATTI, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences and Bioengineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. His research interests include polymeric biomaterials,…    

Foreword
Preface
Contributors
About the Editors
Fundamentals of Biomaterials and Biocompatibility
Fundamentals of Hydroxyapatite and Related Calcium Phosphates
Materials for Orthopedic Applications
The Micro Macroporous Biphasic Calcium Phosphate Concept for Bone Reconstruction and Tissue Engineering
Science and Technology Integrated Titanium Dental Implant Systems
Injectable Hydrogels as Biomaterials
Nanomaterials for Improved Orthopedic and Bone Tissue Engineering Applications
Introduction To Processing of Biomaterials
Laser Processing of Orthopedic Biomaterials
Functionally Graded All Ceramic Hip Joint
Medical Devices Based On Bioinspired Ceramics
Ionomer Glasses: Design and Characterization
Designing Nanofibrous Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering
Design of Supermacroporous Biomaterials Via Gelation At Subzero Temperatures-Cryogelation
Biomaterial Applications
Cell-Based Nanocomposites and Biomolecules for Bone Tissue Engineering
Orthopedic Interface Tissue Engineering: Building The Bridge to Integrated Musculoskeletal Tissue Systems
Cells of The Nervous System and Electrical Stimulation
Placental Umbilical Cord Blood: A True Blood Substitute
Supported Cell Mimetic Monolayers and Their Blood Compatibility
Titanium Nitride and Diamond Like Carbon Coatings for Cardiovascular Applications
Index