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Biotextiles as Medical Implants (Hardcover, New)
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Biotextiles as Medical Implants (Hardcover, New)
Series: Woodhead Publishing Series in Textiles
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Textiles play a vital role in the manufacture of various medical
devices, including the replacement of diseased, injured or
non-functioning organs within the body. Biotextiles as medical
implants provides an invaluable single source of information on the
main types of textile materials and products used for medical
implants. The first part of the book focuses on polymers, fibers
and textile technologies, and these chapters discuss the
manufacture, sterilization, properties and types of biotextiles
used for medical applications, including nanofibers, resorbable
polymers and shaped biotextiles. The chapters in part two provide a
comprehensive discussion of a range of different clinical
applications of biotextiles, including surgical sutures, arterial
prostheses, stent grafts, percutaneous heart valves and drug
delivery systems.
This book provides a concise review of the technologies, properties
and types of biotextiles used as medical devices. In addition, it
addresses the biological dimension of how to design devices for
different clinical applications, providing an invaluable reference
for biomedical engineers of medical textiles, quality control and
risk assessment specialists, as well as managers of regulatory
affairs. The subject matter will also be of interest to
professionals within the healthcare system including surgeons,
nurses, therapists, sourcing and purchasing agents, researchers and
students in different disciplines.
Provides an invaluable single source of information on the main
types of textile materials and products used for medical
implantsAddresses the technologies used and discusses the
manufacture, properties and types of biotextilesExamines
applications of biotextiles as medical implants, including drug
delivery systems and stent grafts and percutaneous heart valves
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