Radiation Effects on Polymers for Biological Use

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Kausch, Henning (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2003.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2003.
• Series: Advances in Polymer Science, 162
• Subjects: Biochemistry.; Biomedical engineering.; Polymers .; Condensed matter.; Physical chemistry.; Analytical chemistry.; Biochemistry, general.; Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering.; Polymer Sciences.; Condensed Matter Physics.; Physical Chemistry.; Analytical Chemistry.

Biomaterials repair, reinforce or replace damaged functional parts of the (human) body. All mechanical and biological interactions between an implant and the body occur across the interface, which has to correspond as nearly as possible to its particular function. Much of the progress in adapting po...