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Summary
Summary
Enables readers to take full advantage of the latest advances in biomaterials and their applications.
Advanced Biomaterials: Fundamentals, Processing, and Applications reviews the latest biomaterials discoveries, enabling readers to take full advantage of the most recent findings in order to advance the biomaterials research and development. Reflecting the nature of biomaterials research, the book covers a broad range of disciplines, including such emerging topics as nanobiomaterials, interface tissue engineering, the latest manufacturing techniques, and new polymeric materials.
The book, a contributed work, features a team of renowned scientists, engineers, and clinicians from around the world whose expertise spans the many disciplines needed for successful biomaterials development. All readers will gain an improved understanding of the full range of disciplines and design methodologies that are used to develop biomaterials with the physical and biological properties needed for specific clinical applications.
Author Notes
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, drug delivery systems, tissue engineering, and nanotechnology.
Ashok Kumar, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences and Bioengineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. His research interests include the design of supermacroporous polymeric materials and smart polymers for application in tissue engineering, development of cell separation technology, extracorporeal medical devices, and high-throughput analysis. His other research interests include bioprocess engineering, biosensors, and environmental biotechnology.
Table of Contents
Foreword | p. ix |
Preface | p. xi |
Contributors | p. xv |
About the Editors | p. xxi |
Section I | |
1 Fundamentals of Biomaterials and Biocompatibility | p. 3 |
2 Fundamentals of Hydroxyapatite and Related Calcium Phosphates | p. 19 |
3 Materials for Orthopedic Applications | p. 53 |
4 The Micro Macroporous Biphasic Calcium Phosphate Concept for Bone Reconstruction and Tissue Engineering | p. 101 |
5 Science and Technology Integrated Titanium Dental Implant Systems | p. 143 |
6 Injectable Hydrogels as Biomaterials | p. 179 |
7 Nanomaterials for Improved Orthopedic and Bone Tissue Engineering Applications | p. 205 |
Section II | |
8 Introduction To Processing of Biomaterials | p. 245 |
9 Laser Processing of Orthopedic Biomaterials | p. 277 |
10 Functionally Graded All Ceramic Hip Joint | p. 323 |
11 Medical Devices Based On Bioinspired Ceramics | p. 357 |
12 Ionomer Glasses: Design and Characterization | p. 411 |
13 Designing Nanofibrous Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering | p. 435 |
14 Design of Supermacroporous Biomaterials Via Gelation At Subzero Temperatures-Cryogelation | p. 499 |
Section III | |
15 Biomaterial Applications | p. 535 |
16 Cell-Based Nanocomposites and Biomolecules for Bone Tissue Engineering | p. 551 |
17 Orthopedic Interface Tissue Engineering: Building The Bridge to Integrated Musculoskeletal Tissue Systems | p. 589 |
18 Cells of The Nervous System and Electrical Stimulation | p. 613 |
19 Placental Umbilical Cord Blood: A True Blood Substitute | p. 643 |
20 Supported Cell Mimetic Monolayers and Their Blood Compatibility | p. 663 |
21 Titanium Nitride and Diamond Like Carbon Coatings for Cardiovascular Applications | p. 677 |
Index | p. 707 |