Biomedical Composites
Published on 23. November 2009
Book
Hardback
648 pages
978-1-84569-436-4 (ISBN)
Description
Biocomposites are widely used in the medical industry to repair and restore bone, tooth, cartilage skin and other tissues. Biomedical composites, provides a thorough review of the current status, recent progress and future trends in composites for biomedical applications.Part one discusses the fundamentals of biocomposites with chapters on natural composites, design and fabrication of biocomposites, and hard and soft tissue applications of biocomposites. Part two then reviews applications of biocomposites. Chapters discuss composites for bone repair, composite coatings for implants, composites for spinal implants, injectable composites and composites for tissue engineered scaffolds. Chapters in part three discuss the biocompatibility, mechanical behaviour and failure of biocomposites with such topics as cellular response, testing of biocomposites and tribology of biocomposites. Finally part four reviews the future for biocomposites with chapters on nano-structured biocomposites, developing biocomposites as scaffolds and biocomposites in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine.With its distinguished editor and team of international contributors, Biomedical composites is an essential reference to materials scientists and researchers in industry and academia, as well as all those concerned with this increasingly important field.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Elsevier Science & Technology
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Weight
1100 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84569-436-4 (9781845694364)
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Professor Luigi Ambrosio is a Research Director at the Institute for Polymers, Composites and Biomaterials, Italy. He is a renowned scientist with expertise in biomedical composites and has published over 300 papers in international scientific journals and books, 16 patents, 150 invited lectures and over 400 presentations at international and national conferences.
Content
Part 1 Introduction to biocomposites: Natural compositesStructure-property relationships in bone, cartilage, ligament and tendonsDesign and fabrication of biocompositesHard tissue applications of biocompositesSoft tissue applications of biocomposites
Part 2 Particular applications of biocompositesComposite materials for bone repair; Composite coatings for implants and tissue engineering scaffoldsComposite materials for spinal implantsComposites for dental applicationsAcrylic bone cements for joint replacementComposite materials for replacement of ligaments and tendonsInjectable composites for bone repairComposite materials for hip joint prosthesesHarnessing the properties of fiber-reinforced composites in the design of tissue-engineered scaffolds
Part 3 Biocompatibility, mechanical behaviour and failure of biocompositesThe challenge of biocompatibility evaluation of biocompositesCellular response to biocompositesTesting the in vivo biocompatibility of biocompositesThe mechanics of biocompositesTribology of biocompositesFatigue behaviour of biocomposites
Part 4 The future for biocomposites: Nanostructured biocomposites for tissue engineering scaffoldsDeveloping biocomposites as scaffolds in regenerative medicineDeveloping targeted biocomposites in tissue engineering and regenerative medicineEthical issues affecting the use of biocomposites
Part 2 Particular applications of biocompositesComposite materials for bone repair; Composite coatings for implants and tissue engineering scaffoldsComposite materials for spinal implantsComposites for dental applicationsAcrylic bone cements for joint replacementComposite materials for replacement of ligaments and tendonsInjectable composites for bone repairComposite materials for hip joint prosthesesHarnessing the properties of fiber-reinforced composites in the design of tissue-engineered scaffolds
Part 3 Biocompatibility, mechanical behaviour and failure of biocompositesThe challenge of biocompatibility evaluation of biocompositesCellular response to biocompositesTesting the in vivo biocompatibility of biocompositesThe mechanics of biocompositesTribology of biocompositesFatigue behaviour of biocomposites
Part 4 The future for biocomposites: Nanostructured biocomposites for tissue engineering scaffoldsDeveloping biocomposites as scaffolds in regenerative medicineDeveloping targeted biocomposites in tissue engineering and regenerative medicineEthical issues affecting the use of biocomposites