Radiation Effects on Polymers for Biological Use

2003
ISBN: 978-3-540-44020-8
Verlag: Springer Berlin Heidelberg

Buch, Englisch, Band 162, 180 Seiten, HC runder Rücken kaschiert, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 1000 g

Reihe: Advances in Polymer Science

Biomaterials repair, reinforce or replace damaged functional parts of the (human) body. All mechanical and biological interactions between an implant and the body occur across the interface, which has to correspond as nearly as possible to its particular function. Much of the progress in adapting polymer materials for use in a biological environment has been obtained through irradiation techniques. For this reason the most recent developments in four key areas are reviewed in this special volume: (1) the analysis of the topology and the elemental composition of a functional surface, (2) the chemical modification of the surface which results in highly pure, sterile and versatile surfaces, (3) the sterilisation of implantable devices via ionising radiation and its possible effects on the structural mechanical properties of polymers, and (4) the radiation effects on living cells and tissues which are of particular importance for radiation protection and radiotherapy.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kausch, Henning

Weitere Mitwirkende

Anjum, N.

Chevolot, Y.

Gupta, B.

Leonard, D.

Mathieu, H.J.

Pruitt, L.A.

Ruiz-Taylor, L.

Scholz, M.

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Chemie Organische Chemie Polymerchemie
• Naturwissenschaften Chemie Physikalische Chemie Thermochemie, Chemische Thermodynamik
• Naturwissenschaften Chemie Analytische Chemie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Tierkunde / Zoologie Tierphysiologie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biochemie (nichtmedizinisch)
• Technische Wissenschaften Sonstige Technologien | Angewandte Technik Medizintechnik, Biomedizintechnik
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Quantenphysik Kernphysik
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Angewandte Biologie Biophysik
• Technische Wissenschaften Verfahrenstechnik | Chemieingenieurwesen | Biotechnologie Technologie der Kunststoffe und Polymere
• Technische Wissenschaften Maschinenbau | Werkstoffkunde Technische Mechanik | Werkstoffkunde Materialwissenschaft: Polymerwerkstoffe
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Medizintechnik, Biomedizintechnik, Medizinische Werkstoffe

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Engineering and Characterization of Polymer Surfaces for Biomedical Applications.- Plasma and Radiation-Induced Graft Modification of Polymers for Biomedical Applications.- The Effects of Radiation on the Structural and Mechanical Properties of Medical Polymers.- Effects of Ion Radiation on Cells and Tissues.