Handbook of Biomaterial Properties

Edited by: Black, Jonathan; Hastings, Garth © 1998 Springer - Verlag

 

Description: This text will prove invaluable to the researcher, student, bioengineer and practicing physician.
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Table of Contents     Data (Records) Text • Front Matter Text Foreword Text • Table of Contents Text • Part I. Text A1. Cortical Bone Text A2. Cancellous Bone Text A3. Dentin and Enamel Text B1. Cartilage Text B2. Fibrocartilage Text B3. Ligament, Tendon and Fascia Text B4. Skin and Muscle Text B5. Brain Tissues Text B6. Arteries, Veins and Lymphatic Vessels Text B7. The Intraocular Lens Text C1. Blood and Related Fluids Text C2. The Vitreous Humor Text • Part II. Text 1. Metallic Biomaterials Text 1a. Stainless Steels Text 1b. CoCr-based Alloys Text 1c. Titanium and Titanium Alloys Text 1d. Dental Restoration Materials Text 2. Composite Materials Text 3. Thermoplastic Polymers in Biomedical Applications: Structures, Properties and Processing Text 4. Biomedical Elastomers Text 5. Oxide Bioceramics: Inert Ceramic Materials in Medicine and Dentistry Text 6. Properties of Bioactive Glasses and Glass-ceramics Text 7. Wear Text 8. Degradation/Resorption in Bioactive Ceramics in Orthopaedics Text 9. Corrosion of Metallic Implants Text 10. Carbons Text • Part III. Text 1. General Concepts of Biocompatibility Text 2. Soft Tissue Response Text 3. Hard Tissue Response Text 4. Immune Response Text 5. Cancer Text 6. Blood-material Interactions Text 7. Soft Tissue Response to Silicones Text • Index Text