Main description:

Biomedical Product and Materials Evaluation: Standards and Ethics provides a much-needed overview of the procedures, issues, standards and ethical issues in the early development of biomedical products. The book covers a range of key biomedical products, from 3D printed organs and blood derived products, to stem calls and decellularized tissue products. Each chapter reviews a single product type, associated materials, biomedical applications, proven development strategies, and potential challenges. The core focus of the book is on the standardization and ethical aspects of biomedical product development, with these elements addressed and discussed in chapters dedicated to product evaluation.

This is a useful reference for academics, researchers and industry professionals in R&D groups with an interest in biomaterial research and production, as well as those working in the fields of biomedical engineering, biotechnology and toxicology.

Contents:

1. Materials for medical products
2. Ethical issues in animal experimentation
3. Ethical issues in product development
4. 3D printed organs for healthcare applications
5. Wound care products
6. Blood derived products
7. Medical products from stem cells
8. Decellularised tissue products
9. Combinational products
10. Diagnostic assays as product development
11. Characterization of cells and animals used in experimentation
12. Product evaluation: Cytotoxicity assays
13. Product evaluation: Blood compatibility studies
14. Product evaluation: Microbial studies
15. Product evaluation: Safety and toxicity studies
16. Product evaluation: Histopathological studies
17. 3D printed organs for toxicity assays
18. Organ-on-a-chip for toxicity evaluation
19. In vitro alternative techniques
20. Neurotoxicity assay
21. Regulatory issues in biological products
22. Sterilization for biological products