The development and use of medical and dental materials are highly
interdisciplinary endeavors which require expertise in chemistry,
materials science, medicine and/or dentistry, mechanics and design
engineering. The Symposium upon which this treatise is based was
organized to bring members from these communities together to
explore problems of mutual interest. The biomaterials which are
used in medical or dental prostheses must not only exhibit
structural stability and provide the desired function, but they
must also perform over extended periods of time in the environment
of the body. The latter is a very stringent requirement. The oral
and other physiological environments are designed by nature to
break down many organic substances. Also of importance is the
requirement that materials used in the prosthesis not have a
deleterious effect on body tissues. Most foreign (to the body)
substances are somewhat toxic to human tissues; in fact, few
factors are more limiting in the medical prosthesis field than the
biocompatibility problem. Some of these problems and the attempts
to solve them are discussed in this volume.
General
Imprint: |
Springer-Verlag New York
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
Polymer Science and Technology Series, 14 |
Release date: |
April 2013 |
First published: |
1981 |
Authors: |
Charles Gebelein
• F Koblitz
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Dimensions: |
254 x 178 x 26mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
492 |
Edition: |
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1981 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4757-9512-7 |
Categories: |
Books >
Science & Mathematics >
Physics >
General
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LSN: |
1-4757-9512-2 |
Barcode: |
9781475795127 |
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