Biomedical Materials [electronic resource] / edited by Roger Narayan.

The Fundamental Properties of the Materials Used in Medicine and Dentistry -- Ceramics and Glasses -- Metallic Biomaterials -- Polymeric Biomaterials -- The Interaction Between Materials and Living Tissues -- Biomaterials: Processing, Characterization, and Applications -- Metal Corrosion -- Wear -- Inflammation, Carcinogenicity and Hypersensitivity -- Protein Interactions at Material Surfaces -- Sterility and Infection -- Biocompatibility Testing -- Applications of Polymers, Metals, and Ceramics in Medicine -- Biomaterials for Dental Applications -- Ophthalmic Biomaterials -- Hip Prosthesis -- Burn Dressing Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering -- Natural and Synthetic Polymeric Scaffolds -- BioMEMS -- Magnetic Particles for Biomedical Applications -- Specialized Fabrication Processes: Rapid Prototyping -- Manufacturing Issues -- Erratum.

Biomedical Materials provides a comprehensive discussion of contemporary materials used in biomedical research and development. The pedagogical writing style and structure provides students with an understanding of the fundamental concepts necessary to pursue research and industrial work in this growing area of biomedical science, including characteristics of biomaterials, biological processes, biocompatibility, and applications of materials in implants and medical instruments. Written by leading researchers in the field, this volume highlights important topics associated with biomedical engineering, medicine and surgery. This textbook takes the reader to the forefront of biomedical materials development, providing graduate students with a taste of how the field is changing, while also serving as a useful reference to physicians and engineers.