In-vitro Testing of Biomaterials
Book
Hardback
340 pages
978-0-412-56480-2 (ISBN)
Description
This book provides an introduction to in-vitro testing and and offers comprehensive discussions of methods of cell culture testing, concentrating on in-vitro biocompatibilty tests. It also provides an overview of other biocompatibility tests. This book should be of interest to biomaterial scientists/engineers in university and industrial R&D laboratories, orthopaedic surgeons, and dentists.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
50 line illus,30 halftone illus
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Weight
333 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-412-56480-2 (9780412564802)
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Content
Toxicity and biocompatibility testing. Preparation of materials. Characterization of materials. Artefacts of cell culture. Serum free versus serum media. The surface. Techniques for measurement of the substrate. Cell culture techniques for material testing. Analysis. The cytoskeleton. Osteoclasts. The mechanical environment.