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The new standard reference for students and researchers interested in any aspect of biomaterials science and engineering.

Comprehensive Biomaterials

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COMPREHENSIVE BIOMATERIALS 6V

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Front Cover.
Half Title Page.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Contents of Volume 1.
Editor-in-Chief Biography.
Co-Editor Biographies.
Contributors to Volume 1.
Contents of All Volumes.
Preface.
Foreword.
1: Volume 1: Metallic, Ceramic and Polymeric Biomaterials.
2: Biomaterials.
3: Metals.
4: Metals for Use in Medicine.
5: Electrochemical Behavior of Metals in the Biological Milieu.
6: Shape Memory Alloys for Use in Medicine.
7: Ceramics &#x2013; Inert Ceramics.
8: Alumina.
9: Zirconia as a Biomaterial.
10: Carbon and Diamond.
11: Wear-Resistant Ceramic Films and Coatings.
12: Ceramics &#x2013; Bioactive Ceramics.
13: Bioactive Ceramics.
14: Bioactive Glass-Ceramics.
15: Bioactive Ceramics: Physical Chemistry.
16: Calcium Phosphate Coatings.
17: Bioactive Layer Formation on Metals and Polymers.
18: Bioactivity: Mechanisms.
19: Calcium Phosphates for Cell Transfection.
20: Bioactive Ceramics: Cements.
21: Phosphate-Based Glasses.
22: Calcium Phosphate Ceramics with Inorganic Additives.
23: Silicon-Containing Apatites.
24: Synthetic Bone Grafts: Clinical Use.
25: Polymers.
26: Polymer Fundamentals: Polymer Synthesis.
27: Structural Biomedical Polymers (Nondegradable).
28: Degradable Polymers.
29: Polymer Films Using LbL Self-Assembly.
30: Polyurethanes and Silicone Polyurethane Copolymers.
31: Shape-Memory Polymers.
32: Electrospinning and Polymer Nanofibers: Process Fundamentals.
33: Fluorinated Biomaterials.
34: Engineering the Biophysical Properties of Basement Membranes into Biomaterials: Fabrication and Effects on Cell Behavior.
35: Electroactive Polymeric Biomaterials.
36: Superporous Hydrogels for Drug Delivery Systems.
37: Dynamic Hydrogels.
Half Title Page.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Contents of Volume 2.
Editor-in-Chief Biography.
Co-Editor Biographies.
Contributors to Volume 2.
Contents of All Volumes.
Preface.
Foreword.
1: Biologically Inspired and Biomolecular Materials and Interfaces.
2: Bio-inspired Silica Nanomaterials for Biomedical Applications.
3: Engineering Viruses for Gene Therapy.
4: Protein-Engineered Biomaterials: Synthesis and Characterization.
5: Peptoids: Synthesis, Characterization, and Nanostructures.
6: Self-Assembling Biomaterials.
7: Phages as Tools for Functional Nanomaterials Development.
8: Extracellular Matrix: Inspired Biomaterials.
9: Artificial Extracellular Matrices to Functionalize Biomaterial Surfaces.
10: Materials as Artificial Stem Cell Microenvironments.
11: Materials of Biological Origin.
12: Bone as a Material.
13: Polymers of Biological Origin.
14: Silk Biomaterials.
15: Chitosan.
16: Hyaluronic Acid.
17: Collagen: Materials Analysis and Implant Uses.
18: Collagen&#x2013;GAG Materials.
19: Fibrin.
20: Elastin Biopolymers.
21: Biophysical Analysis of Amyloid Formation.
22: Extracellular Matrix as Biomimetic Biomaterial: Biological Matrices for Tissue Regeneration.
23: Decellularized Scaffolds.
24: Xenogenic Tissues and Biomaterials for the Skeletal System.
25: Bacterial Cellulose as Biomaterial.
Half Title Page.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Contents of Volume 3.
Editor-in-Chief Biography.
Co-Editor Biographies.
Contributors to Volume 3.
Contents of All Volumes.
Preface.
Foreword.
1: Surface and Other Instrumental Analysis.
2: Surface Analysis and Biointerfaces: Vacuum and Ambient in Situ Techniques.
3: Atomic Force Microscopy.
4: Proteomic and Advanced Biochemical Techniques to Study Protein Adsorption.
5: Developments in High-Resolution CT: Studying Bioregeneration by Hard X-Ray Synchrotron-Based Microtomography.
6: Mechanical Analysis.
7: Biomedical Thin Films: Mechanical Properties.
8: Microindentation.
9: Computational Analyses and Modeling.
10: Finite Element Analysis in Bone Research: A Computational Method Relating Structure to Mechanical Function.
11: The Mechanics of Native and Engineered Cardiac Soft Tissues.
12: Fluid Mechanics: Transport and Diffusion Analyses as Applied in Biomaterials Studies.
13: Computational Methods Related to Reaction Chemistry.
14: Molecular Simulation Methods to Investigate Protein Adsorption Behavior at the Atomic Level.
15: Biological and Tissue Analyses.
16: Cell Culture Systems for Studying Biomaterial Interactions with Biological Barriers.
17: Histological Analysis.
18: Materials to Control and Measure Cell Function.
19: Biological Microelectromechanical Systems (BioMEMS) Devices.
20: Immunohistochemistry.
21: Fluorescence Imaging of Cell&#x2013;Biomaterial Interactions.
22: Molecular Imaging.
23: Characterization of Nanoparticles in Biological Environments.
24: Nanostructured Polymeric Films for Cell Biology.
25: Microarrays in Biomaterials Research.
26: In Vivo and Ex Vivo Imaging.
27: Infrared and Raman Microscopy and Imaging of Biomaterials.
28: Magnetic Resonance of Bone Microstructure and Chemistry.
29: Fluorescent Nanoparticles for Biological Imaging.
30: Imaging Mineralized Tissues in Vertebrates.
31: Imaging and Diagnosis of Biological Markers.
32: Biosensors.
33: Intracellular Probes.
34: Biosensors Based on Sol&#x2013;Gel-Derived Materials.
35: Hydrogels in Biosensing Applications.
36: Carbon Nanotube-Based Sensors: Overview.
37: Conjugated Polymers for Biosensor Devices.
Half Title Page.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Contents of Volume 4.
Editor-in-Chief Biography.
Co-Editor Biographies.
Contributors to Volume 4.
Contents of All Volumes.
Preface.
Foreword.
1: Biocompatibility.
2: The Concept of Biocompatibility.
3: Biocompatibility and the Relationship to Standards: Meaning and Scope of Biomaterials Testing.
4: The Innate Response to Biomaterials.
5: Adaptive Immune Responses to Biomaterials.
6: Leukocyte&#x2013;Biomaterial Interaction In Vitro.
7: Protein Interactions with Biomaterials.
8: Bacterial Adhesion and Biomaterial Surfaces.
9: Integrin-Activated Reactions to Metallic Implant Surfaces.
10: Surfaces and Cell Behavior.
11: Sterilization of Biomaterials of Synthetic and Biological Origin.
12: Surface Engineering.
13: Peptide- and Protein-Modified Surfaces.
14: Rational and Combinatorial Methods to Create Designer Protein Interfaces.
15: Patterned Biointerfaces.
16: Molecular Biomimetic Designs for Controlling Surface Interactions.
17: Surface Engineering Using Peptide Amphiphiles.
18: Growth Factors and Protein-Modified Surfaces and Interfaces.
19: Tethered Antibiotics.
20: Engineering Interfaces for Infection Immunity.
21: Synthesis and Structural Design for Drug and Gene Delivery.
22: Vaccine and Immunotherapy Delivery.
23: Drug Delivery via Heparin Conjugates.
24: Self-Assembled Prodrugs.
25: pH-Responsive Polymers for the Intracellular Delivery of Biomolecular Drugs.
26: Polymeric Drug Conjugates by Controlled Radical Polymerization.
27: Nanoparticles for Nucleic Acid Delivery.
28: Delivery of Nucleic Acids and Gene Delivery.
29: Electrospun Fibers for Drug Delivery.
30: Cell-Demanded Release of Growth Factors.
31: Inorganic and Hybrid Controlled Release Systems.
32: Sol&#x2013;Gel Processed Oxide Controlled Release Materials.
33: Ordered Mesoporous Silica Materials.
34: Silica-Based Mesoporous Nanospheres.
35: Encapsulation of Cells (Cellular Delivery) Using Sol&#x2013;Gel Systems.
36: Layered Double Hydroxides as Controlled Release Materials.
37: Porous Metal&#x2013;Organic Frameworks as New Drug Carriers.
38: Hybrid Magnetic Nanoparticles for Targeted Delivery.
Half Title Page.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Contents of Volume 5.
Editor-in-Chief Biography.
Co-Editor Biographies.
Contributors to Volume 5.
Contents of All Volumes.
Preface.
Foreword.
1: Tissue Engineering &#x2013; Fundamentals.
2: Scaffolds: Flow Perfusion Bioreactor Design.
3: Engineering Scaffold Mechanical and Mass Transport Properties.
4: Biomaterials and the Microvasculature.
5: Effect of Substrate Modulus on Cell Function and Differentiation.
6: Quantifying Integrin&#x2013;Ligand Engagement and Cell Phenotype in 3D Scaffolds.
7: Effects of Mechanical Stress on Cells.
8: Tissue Engineering and Selection of Cells.
9: Scaffold Materials for hES Cell Culture and Differentiation.
10: Cell Encapsulation.
11: Engineered Bioactive Molecules.
12: Rotating-Wall Vessels for Cell Culture.
13: In Vivo Bioreactors.
14: Systems Biology in Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering.
15: Tissue Engineering &#x2013; Musculoskeletal, Cranial and Maxillofacial.
16: Chondrocyte Transplantation and Selection.
17: Cartilage Tissue Engineering.
18: Biomaterials in Cartilage Tissue Engineering.
19: Tissue Engineering of the Temporomandibular Joint.
20: Endocultivation: Computer Designed, Autologous, Vascularized Bone Grafts.
21: Biomaterials Selection for Dental Pulp Regeneration.
22: Bioactive Ceramics and Bioactive Ceramic Composite-Based Scaffolds.
23: Calcium Phosphates and Bone Induction.
24: Bone Tissue Engineering: Growth Factors and Cytokines.
25: Carbon Nanotubes: Applications for In Situ Implant Sensors.
26: Biomaterials for Replacement and Repair of the Meniscus and Annulus Fibrosus.
27: Tissue Engineering Approaches to Regeneration of Anterior Cruciate Ligament.
28: Tissue Engineering of Muscle Tissue.
29: Tissue Engineering - Cardiovascular.
30: Cardiovascular Tissue Engineering.
31: Tissue Engineering of Heart Valves.
32: Biomaterials for Cardiac Cell Transplantation.
33: Medical Applications of Cell Sheet Engineering.
34: Tissue Engineering, Neurological and Neurosurgical.
35: Peripheral Nerve Regeneration.
36: Nerve Tissue Engineering.
37: Biomaterials for Central Nervous System Regeneration.
38: Tissue Engineering &#x2013; Other Tissues.
39: Skin Tissue Engineering.
40: Cartilage Regeneration in Reconstructive Surgery.
41: Tissue-Engineering Hollow Noncardiac Intrathoracic Organs: State-of-the-Art 2010.
42: Adipose Tissue Engineering.
43: Finger.
44: Organ Engineering.
45: From Tissue to Organ Engineering.
46: Kidney Tissue Engineering.
47: Liver Tissue Engineering.
48: Organ Printing.
Half Title Page.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Contents of Volume 6.
Editor-in-Chief Biography.
Co-Editor Biographies.
Contributors to Volume 6.
Contents of All Volumes.
Preface.
Foreword.
1: Orthopedic Surgery &#x2013; Joint Replacement.
2: Current and Projected Utilization of Total Joint Replacements.
3: Bone Cement.
4: Ultrahigh Molecular Weight Polyethylene Total Joint Implants.
5: Ceramic Prostheses: Clinical Results Worldwide.
6: Porous Coatings in Orthopedics.
7: Biological Effects of Wear Debris from Joint Arthroplasties.
8: Fretting Corrosion of Orthopedic Implants.
9: Implant Debris: Clinical Data and Relevance.
10: Orthopedic Implant Use and Infection.
11: Orthopedic Surgery &#x2013; Spinal Treatment.
12: Trends in Materials for Spine Surgery.
13: Injectable Bone Cements for Spinal Column Augmentation: Materials for Kyphoplasty/Vertebroplasty.
14: Biomaterials for Intervertebral Disc Regeneration.
15: Nucleus Replacement.
16: Wear: Total Intervertebral Disc Prostheses.
17: Intervertebral Disc.
18: Orthopedic Surgery &#x2013; Fracture Fixation, Bone Grafting, Tendon and Ligament Repair.
19: Materials in Fracture Fixation.
20: Bone Tissue Grafting and Tissue Engineering Concepts.
21: Materials in Tendon and Ligament Repair.
22: Dentistry, and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.
23: Materials in Dental Implantology.
24: Dental Graft Materials.
25: Biomaterials and Their Application in Craniomaxillofacial Surgery.
26: The Effect of Substrate Microtopography on Osseointegration of Titanium Implants.
27: Materials in Fixed Prosthodontics for Indirect Dental Restorations.
28: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery.
29: Cardiac Patch with Cells: Biological or Synthetic.
30: Long-Term Implantable Ventricular Assist Devices (VADs) and Total Artificial Hearts (TAHs).
31: Cardiac Valves: Biologic and Synthetic.
32: Drug-Eluting Stents.
33: Vascular Grafts.
34: Other Surgical Disciplines: Neurology and Neurosurger.
35: Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts.
36: Biomaterials for Spinal Cord Repair.
37: Other Surgical Disciplines: Ophthalmology.
38: Keratoprostheses.
39: Retina Reconstruction.
40: Development of Contact Lenses from a Biomaterial Point of View &#x2013; Materials, Manufacture, and Clinical Application.
41: Other Surgical Disciplines: General.
42: Bioartificial Kidney.
43: Surgical Adhesion and Its Prevention.
44: Suture Material: Conventional and Stimuli Responsive.
45: Staple Line Reinforcement Materials.
46: Biomaterials for Hernia Repair.
Index.

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