Degradation of Implant Materials

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Eliaz, Noam (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Θέματα: Materials science.; Electrochemistry.; Polymers.; Biomedical engineering.; Biomaterials.; Tribology.; Corrosion and anti-corrosives.; Coatings.; Materials Science.; Tribology, Corrosion and Coatings.; Polymer Sciences.; Biomedical Engineering.

This book focuses on degradation of biomaterials, which is one of the major considerations in their design, processing and use. It introduces the reader to the body environment and to the mechanical, chemical, electrochemical and biological processes that are responsible to the degradation of biomat...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Medical implant corrosion: Electrochemistry at metallic biomaterial surfaces
• Degradation of titanium and its alloys
• Degradation of dental implants
• In vivo aging and corrosion aspects of dental implants
• Biodegradable metals
• Degradable and bioactive synthetic composite scaffolds for bone tissue engineering
• Biodegradation of calcium phosphate cement composites
• Enzyme-promoted degradation of polymeric matrices for controlled drug delivery: Analytical model and numerical simulations
• Degradation of bioceramics
• Fundamentals of tribology and the use of Ferrography and bio-Ferrography for monitoring the degradation of natural and artificial joints
• Fatigue failure of materials for medical devices
• Hypersensitivity to implant debris
• Implant infections and infection resistant materials
• Biomaterial calcification: Mechanisms and prevention
• Orthopaedic implant retrieval and failure analysis
• The use of finite element analysis in design, life prediction and failure analysis of biomaterials and medical devices
• Biological safety evaluation of polymers
• Biological responses to and toxicity of nanoscale implant materials.