Biomaterials science : an introduction to materials in medicine / edited by William R. Wagner, Shelly E. Sakiyama-Elbert, Guigen Zhang, Michael J. Yaszemski.
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | Fourth edition. |
| Publication | London : Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier, [2020] |
| Copyright Date | ©2020 |
| Description | 1 online resource (1,616 pages) |
| Supplemental Content | Ebook Central |
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| Other author/creator | Wagner, W. R. (Of the University of Pittsburgh), editor. |
| Other author/creator | Sakiyama-Elbert, Shelly E., editor. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjH3TwHxjKgkxffb7wcjJC |
| Other author/creator | Zhang, Guigen, editor. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjtMQ49FY4kWXwypTFCbBP |
| Other author/creator | Yaszemski, Michael J., editor. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjKcVfTyBtrHfRwqgQkQjd |
| Contents | part 1. Materials science and engineering. Overview of biomaterials ; Properties of biomaterials ; Classes of materials used in medicine ; Materials processing -- part 2. Biology and medicine -- part 3. The medical product lifestyle -- Appendix A. Properties of biological fluids / Steven M. Slack -- Appendix B. Properties of soft materials / M. Cristina L. Martens -- Appendix C. Chemical composition of metals and ceramics used for implants / David H. Kohn and Jack E. Lemons -- Appendix D. The biomaterials literature / William R. Wagner -- Appendix E. Assessment of cell and matrix components in tissues / Richard N. Mitchell and Frederick J. Schoen. |
| Abstract | This revised edition of Biomaterials Science is the most comprehensive single text on all aspects of biomaterials science from principles to applications. Fully revised and updated to address issues of translation, nanotechnology, additive manufacturing, organs on chip, precision medicine and more. Online chapter exercises are available for most chapters. |
| General note | Previous editions edited by Buddy D. Ratner and others. |
| General note | Previous edition: 2013. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Source of description | Description based on online version, viewed September 24, 2020 (Science Direct). |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Biomaterials science. Fourth edition. London : Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier, 2020. 012816137X 9780128161371 |
| ISBN | 9780128161388 (electronic bk.) |
| ISBN | 0128161388 (electronic bk.) |
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