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...

Table of Contents:

• Engineering and Characterization of Polymer Surfaces for Biomedical Applications
• Plasma and Radiation-Induced Graft Modification of Polymers for Biomedical Applications
• The Effects of Radiation on the Structural and Mechanical Properties of Medical Polymers
• Effects of Ion Radiation on Cells and Tissues.