Surface Engineered Surgical Tools and Medical Devices

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Jackson, Mark J. (Editor), Ahmed, Waqar (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2007.
• Subjects: Engineering.; Biotechnology.; Surgery.; Biophysics.; Biological physics.; Mechanical engineering.; Biomedical engineering.; Nanotechnology.; Biomedical Engineering.; Biophysics and Biological Physics.; Mechanical Engineering.

Medical devices and surgical tools that contain micro and nanoscale features allow surgeons to perform clinical procedures with greater precision and safety while monitoring physiological and biomechanical parameters more accurately. While surgeons have started to master the use of nanostructured su...