Main description:

New Functional Biomaterials for Medicine and Healthcare provides a concise summary of the latest developments in key types of biomaterials.

The book begins with an overview of the use of biomaterials in contemporary healthcare and the process of developing novel biomaterials; the key issues and challenges associated with the design of complex implantable systems are also highlighted. The book then reviews the main materials used in functional biomaterials, particularly their properties and applications. Individual chapters focus on both natural and synthetic polymers, metallic biomaterials, and bio-inert and bioactive ceramics.

Advances in processing technologies and our understanding of materials and their properties have made it possible for scientists and engineers to develop more sophisticated biomaterials with more targeted functionality. New Functional Biomaterials for Medicine and Healthcare provides an ideal one-volume summary of this important field that represents essential reading for scientists, engineers, and clinicians, and a useful reference text for undergraduate and postgraduate students.

Contents:

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Woodhead Publishing Series in Biomaterials
Preface
Chapter 1: Introduction to biomaterials and implantable device design

Abstract:
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Biomaterials and their applications
1.3 Biomaterial development and realisation
1.4 Implantable systems design
1.5 Device-associated infections
1.6 Current trends in biomaterials design and fabrication


Chapter 2: Natural polymer biomaterials: advanced applications

Abstract:
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Chitin and chitosan
2.3 Alginate
2.4 Collagen
2.5 Gelatin
2.6 Hyaluronic acid
2.7 Fibrinogen
2.8 Silk fibroin
2.9 Viral particles and bacteriophage capsids for drug delivery
2.10 Immunocytes as 'Trojan horses' for molecule delivery
2.11 Future trends


Chapter 3: Advanced synthetic polymer biomaterials derived from organic sources

Abstract:
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Poly(ester)s and poly(ester) block copolymers
3.3 Poly(2-oxazoline)s
3.4 Poly(alkyl carbonate)s
3.5 Poly(ether)s
3.6 Polypeptides
3.7 Poly(anhydride)s
3.8 Poly(urethane)s
3.9 Conclusion


Chapter 4: Advanced synthetic and hybrid polymer biomaterials derived from inorganic and mixed organic-inorganic sources

Abstract:
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Synthetic inorganic polymers
4.3 Silicon-based inorganic polymers
4.4 Poly(phosphazene)s
4.5 Organic-inorganic hybrid polymers
4.6 Geopolymers
4.7 Conclusion


Chapter 5: Metallic biomaterials: types and advanced applications

Abstract:
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Stainless steel
5.3 Co-Cr alloys
5.4 Ti and Ti-based alloys
5.5 Noble metal alloys
5.6 Shape memory alloys
5.7 Biodegradable metals
5.8 Conclusion


Chapter 6: Cytotoxicity and biocompatibility of metallic biomaterials

Abstract:
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Cytotoxicity and biocompatibility of metals and alloys
6.3 Effect of load and wear on implant degradation
6.4 Macrophage-mediated inflammatory events
6.5 Role of bacterial endotoxins in triggering a particle-induced inflammatory response
6.6 Osteoclast-mediated bone resorption
6.7 Osteolysis as a function of implant-associated mechano-transduction
6.8 Surface modification as a means of enhancing biocompatibility and corrosion resistance
6.9 Conclusion


Chapter 7: Bioinert ceramic biomaterials: advanced applications

Abstract:
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Hardness, high compressive strength and wear resistance of bioinert refractory polycrystalline compounds
7.3 Techniques for the fabrication of bioinert ceramic implants
7.4 Conclusion


Chapter 8: Advanced bioactive and biodegradable ceramic biomaterials

Abstract:
8.1 Introduction
8.2 The development of bioactive ceramics for tissue engineering
8.3 Calcium phosphates
8.4 Bioactive glasses
8.5 Conclusion


Index