A Phenomenological Mathematical Modelling Framework for the Degradation of Bioresorbable Composites

• Main Author: Moreno-Gomez, Ismael (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,
• Subjects: Biomaterials.; Physics.; Materials science.; Numerical and Computational Physics, Simulation.; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials.

This book presents a generalised computational model for the degradation of resorbable composites, using analytic expressions to represent the interwoven phenomena present during degradation. It then combines this modelling framework with a comprehensive database of quantitative degradation data min...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Literature review
• Degradation of bioresorbable composites: the models
• Degradation of bioresorbable composites: tricalcium phosphate case studies
• Degradation of bioresorbable composites: hydroxyapatite case studies
• Experimental degradation study of PLGA-CaCO3 nanocomposites
• Degradation of bioresorbable composites: calcium carbonate case studies
• Conclusions and future work
• Appendix.