Biomaterials science : an introduction to materials in medicine / edited by William R. Wagner, Shelly E. Sakiyama-Elbert, Guigen Zhang, Michael J. Yaszemski.

Format Electronic
EditionFourth edition.
PublicationLondon : Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier, [2020]
Copyright Date©2020
Description1 online resource (1,616 pages)
Supplemental ContentEbook Central
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Other author/creatorWagner, W. R. (Of the University of Pittsburgh), editor.
Other author/creatorSakiyama-Elbert, Shelly E., editor. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjH3TwHxjKgkxffb7wcjJC
Other author/creatorZhang, Guigen, editor. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjtMQ49FY4kWXwypTFCbBP
Other author/creatorYaszemski, 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 notePrevious editions edited by Buddy D. Ratner and others.
General notePrevious edition: 2013.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Source of descriptionDescription based on online version, viewed September 24, 2020 (Science Direct).
Issued in other formPrint version: Biomaterials science. Fourth edition. London : Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier, 2020. 012816137X 9780128161371
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