Virtual Prototyping & Bio Manufacturing in Medical Applications

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Bidanda, Bopaya (Editor), Bártolo, Paulo (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2008.
• Subjects: Engineering.; Biotechnology.; Engineering design.; Industrial engineering.; Production engineering.; Biomedical engineering.; Nanotechnology.; Biomedical Engineering.; Engineering Design.; Industrial and Production Engineering.

Virtual and physical prototyping is rapidly emerging as an active research area that integrates fundamental principles of engineering with a view towards solving complex problems in the human body in a medical environment. Preliminary research results show significant potential in effecting major br...

Table of Contents:

• Computer Assisted Cranioplasty
• Virtual Bone Surgery
• Medical Imaging Challenges Photogrammetry
• Computer Aided Tissue Engineering Scaffold Fabrication
• CAD Assembly Process for Bone Replacement Scaffolds in Computer-Aided Tissue Engineering
• Computational Design and Simulation of Tissue Engineering Scaffolds
• Virtual Prototyping of Biomanufacturing in Medical Applications
• Advanced Processes to Fabricate Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering
• Rapid Prototyping to Produce POROUS SCAFFOLDS WITH CONTROLLED ARCHITECTURE for Possible use in Bone Tissue Engineering
• Laser Printing Cells
• Selective Laser Sintering of Polymers and Polymer-Ceramic Composites
• Design, Fabrication and Physical Characterization of Scaffolds Made from Biodegradable Synthetic Polymers in combination with RP Systems based on Melt Extrusion.