Bioceramics: Properties, Characterization, and Applications will be a generalintroduction to the uses of ceramics and glasses in the human body for the purposes of aiding, healing, correcting deformities, and restoring lost function. With over 30 years experience, the author developed the text as an outgrowthof an undergraduate course for senior students in biomedical engineering and will emphasize the fundamentals and applications in modern implant fabrication, and will also deal with tissue engineering scaffolds made of ceramics. Organized as a textbook for the student needing to acquire the core competencies, it will meet the demands of advanced undergraduate or graduate coursework in bioceramics, biomaterials, biomedical engineering, and biophysics. Detailed illustrations and included on CD for tutorial / instructional use Example problemsto provide the student with hands-on experience with concepts Extensive appendices and tutorial materials on new developments including expanded treatment of ceramic materials and implants Tissue engineering and regenerative medicineDetailed references for further reading INDICE: Introduction.- Structure of Ceramics.- Characterization of Ceramics and Glasses.- Glass Formation and Characterization.- Hard Tissues Structure,Property, Healing, Remodeling, and Biocompatibility.- Aluminum Oxides (Alumina).- Zirconium Oxides (Zirconia).- Glass-Ceramics.- Hydroxyapatite.- Carbons and DLC.- Sulfates, Titanites.- Hard Tissue Substitutes, Osteointegration.- Composites, Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering.- Appendix.
- ISBN: 978-0-387-09544-8
- Editorial: Springer
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 364
- Fecha Publicación: 01/10/2008
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés