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Biomaterials - A Tantalus Experience (Paperback, 2010 ed.)
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Biomaterials - A Tantalus Experience (Paperback, 2010 ed.)
Series: Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering
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Replacement of a failing hip joint or other defective organs in the
human body by artificial 'spare parts' has significantly improved
our quality of life. These spare parts have to meet a wide spectrum
of mechanical, chemical and design requirements. In this book, the
properties and selection of materials for such `spare parts' are
deduced from case studies at the start of each chapter. Hard tissue
replacements (joints, long bones, dental), soft tissue (heart
valves) and tissue engineering are included. The chapters also
detail the three generic classes of materials: alloys (including
shape memory alloys), ceramics & glasses and polymers. Separate
chapters are devoted to the toxicity of implants, the metals
zirconium(-zirconium oxide), tantalum, niobium and metallic
glasses, soluble metals and Rapid Prototyping techniques for the
fabrication of custom made prostheses. The book concludes by a
chapter on water as water is always 'there' and conditions the
interaction between body and implant. Water is the very matrix of
life on earth. A peculiarity of the book is its 'perspective view',
meaning that the authors looked behind the present biomaterials'
decor and included historical backgrounds (real and mythological),
future developments, and the relation to nature (plants and
geology).
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