ABSTRACT

A practical road map to the key families of biomaterials and their potential applications in clinical therapeutics, Introduction to Biomaterials, Second Edition follows the entire path of development from theory to lab to practical application. It highlights new biocompatibility issues, metrics, and statistics as well as new legislation for intelle

chapter 3|20 pages

Osseous Wound Healing

chapter 4|14 pages

Cell and Tissue Mechanobiology

chapter 6|28 pages

Host Response to Biomaterials

chapter 8|20 pages

In Vitro Testing of Biomaterials

chapter 13|22 pages

Proteins and Amino Acid–Derived Polymers

chapter 15|18 pages

The Poly(α-esters)

chapter 16|20 pages

Biomedical Polyurethanes

chapter 17|16 pages

Polymers Derived from l-Tyrosine

chapter 18|14 pages

Poly(Propylene Fumarate)

chapter 19|28 pages

Hyaluronan

chapter 22|16 pages

Polyphosphazenes

chapter 23|20 pages

Biologically Active Glasses

chapter 26|14 pages

Tissue Engineering of Skin

chapter 28|22 pages

Orthopedic Prostheses and Joint Implants

chapter 29|20 pages

Bone and Biomaterials