Biotextiles as Medical Implants (Hardcover, New)

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

General

Imprint:	Woodhead Publishing Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Woodhead Publishing Series in Textiles
Release date:	October 2013
First published:	2013
Editors:	M.W. King • B.S. Gupta • Robert Guidoin
Dimensions:	242 x 171 x 44mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	704
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-1-84569-439-5
Categories:	Books > Medicine > General issues > Medical equipment & techniques > General Books > Medicine > Nursing & ancillary services > Biomedical engineering > General
LSN:	1-84569-439-2
Barcode:	9781845694395

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