Smart Biomaterial Devices

1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-1-4987-0698-8
Verlag: CRC Press

Buch, Englisch, 242 Seiten, Format (B × H): 178 mm x 254 mm, Gewicht: 748 g

Polymers have emerged as one of the most innovative classes of materials in modern materials science, leading to new applications in medicine and pharmacy. This book offers a convincing and understandable approach to polymer biomaterial devices being used in various areas related to biomedical and pharmaceutical fields. The polymer materials finding application as biomaterials are discussed and described in detail pertaining to the areas of artificial implants, orthopedics, ocular devices, dental implants, drug delivery systems, burns and wounds.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bajpai, A. K.

Bajpai, Jaya

Saini, Rajesh Kumar

Agrawal, Priyanka

Tiwari, Atul

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Maschinenbau | Werkstoffkunde Technische Mechanik | Werkstoffkunde
• Technische Wissenschaften Sonstige Technologien | Angewandte Technik Medizintechnik, Biomedizintechnik
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Medizintechnik, Biomedizintechnik, Medizinische Werkstoffe
• Technische Wissenschaften Verfahrenstechnik | Chemieingenieurwesen | Biotechnologie Biotechnologie Medizinische Biotechnologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction. Polymers in Dental Devices. Polymers in Orthopedic Devices. Polymers in Drug Delivery Systems. Polymers in Wound Dressing Materials. Polymers in Tissue Engineering. Polymers in Ocular Devices. Polymers in Cardiovascular Systems. Present Market of Available Polymer Biomedical Devices. Present Challenges and Future Prospects.

Über Autor(innen)

Dr. Atul Tiwari is a research faculty member in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Hawaii, USA.