ABSTRACT
Written in a versatile, contemporary style that will benefit both novice and expert alike, Biological and Biomedical Coatings Handbook, Two-Volume Set explores the state of the art in the development and implementation of advanced thin films and coatings in the biological field.
The set covers advances in the latest understanding, design, and performance of biological and biomedical coatings for a vast array of material types, including sol-gel, bio-ceramics, polymers, glass, chitosan, and nanomaterials. Contributors delve into a wide range of novel techniques used in the manufacture and testing of clinical applications for coatings in the medical field, particularly in the field of regenerative medicine.
Topics include:
- Implants and implanted devices
- Organically modified coatings
- Orthopedic and dental implants
- Control of drug release
- Biosensing and bioactive coatings
- Thermal and plasma spraying
- Hydrothermal, physical, and chemical vapor deposition
- Impedance spectroscopy
- Hydroxyapatite nanocoatings
With chapters authored by world experts at the forefront of research in their respective areas, this timely set consists of two volumes—Processing and Characterization and Applications—to cover a subject that is truly fundamental to the success of biotechnological pursuits.
VOLUME 1: Processing and Characterization (K12269)
Bonelike Mineral and Organically Modified Bonelike Mineral Coatings. Synthesis and Characterization of Hydroxyapatite Nanocoatings by Sol–Gel Method for Clinical Applications. Hydroxyapatite and Other Biomedical Coatings by Electrophoretic Deposition. Thermal Sprayed Bioceramic Coatings: Nanostructured Hydroxyapatite (HA) and HA-Based Composites. Nanostructured Titania Coatings for Biological Applications: Fabrication an Characterization. Hydrothermal Crystallization with Microstructural Self-Healing Effect on Mechanical and Failure Behaviors of Plasma-Sprayed Hydroxyapatite Coatings. Bioceramic Coating on Titanium by Physical and Chemical Vapor Deposition. Coating of Material Surfaces with Layer-by- Layer Assembled Polyelectrolyte Films. Bioactive Glass-Based Coatings and Modified Surfaces: Strategies for the Manufacture, Testing, and Clinical Applications for Regenerative Medicine.
VOLUME 2: Applications (K12270)
Sol-Gel Derived Hydroxyapatite Coatings on Metallic Implants: Characterization, In Vitro and In Vivo Analysis.Amorphous Carbon Coatings for Biological Applications. Biomedical Applications of Carbon-Based Materials. Impedance Spectroscopy on Carbon-Based Materials for Biological Application. Control of Drug Release from Coatings: Theories and Methodologies. Release-Controlled Coatings. Orthopedic and Dental Implant Surfaces and Coatings. Piezoelectric Zinc Oxide and Aluminum Nitride Films for Microfluidic and Biosensing Applications. Medical Applications of Sputter-Deposited Shape Memory Alloy Thin Films. Bioactive Coatings for Implanted Devices.
