Publisher's Synopsis
Biomaterials are biologically inert or compatible materials placed inside a patient on a long- term or permanent basis. Advances in engineering and a greater availability of synthetic materials triggered the development of engineered polymers for use in biomaterials medical devices. As for other biomaterials, the basic design criteria for polymers used in the body call for compounds that are biocompatible, processable, sterilizable and capable of controlled stability or degradation in response to biological conditions. Polyurethanes are one of the most popular groups of biomaterials applied for medical devices. Their segmented block copolymeric character endows them a wide range of versatility in terms of tailoring their physical properties, blood and tissue compatibility. Polymers from natural sources are particularly useful as biomaterials and in regenerative medicine, given their similarly to the extracellular matrix and other polymers in the human body. Biomaterials Applications for Nanomedicine is a compendium of reviews and original articles from eminent experts working in the interdisciplinary arena of biomaterial development and use. It presents how the various biomaterials can do and work for, along with the methodologies necessary to design, develop and characterize them, without the restrictions necessary imposed by industrial or profit concerns. Biomaterial constructs and supramolecular assemblies have been studied, for example, as drug and protein carriers, tissue scaffolds, or to manage the interactions between artificial devices and the body. The overall objective is to develop novel innovative materials, concepts, and strategies for a range of in vitro and in vivo applications. Metallic implant materials have significant economic and clinic importance on the medical applications for a long time. Many of metal and metal alloys such as stainless steel (316L), titanium and alloys (Cp-Ti, Ti6Al4V), cobalt-chromium alloys (Co-Cr), pure metals, precious metals, aluminium alloys, zirconium-niobium and tungsten heavy alloys were used for medical requirements. The rapid growth and development of the many specialties of medicine has created whole new medical industry which was to supply more than a trillion dollars of medical products such as dental implants, craniofacial plates and screws; parts of artificial hearts, pacemakers, clips, valves, balloon catheters, medical devices and equipments, bone fixation devices, dental materials, medical radiation shielding products, prosthetic and orthodontic devices, tools of machining metallic biomaterials. The main criteria in selection of metal-based materials for biomedical applications are their excellent biocompatibility, convenient mechanical properties, good corrosion resistance and low cost. Biomaterials are biologically inert or compatible materials placed inside a patient on a long- term or permanent basis. Advances in engineering and a greater availability of synthetic materials triggered the development of engineered polymers for use in biomaterials medical devices. As for other biomaterials, the basic design criteria for polymers used in the body call for compounds that are biocompatible, processable, sterilizable and capable of controlled stability or degradation in response to biological conditions. Polyurethanes are one of the most popular groups of biomaterials applied for medical devices. Their segmented block copolymeric character endows them a wide range of versatility in terms of tailoring their physical properties, blood and tissue compatibility. Polymers from natural sources are particularly useful as biomaterials and in regenerative medicine, given their similarly to the extracellular matrix and other polymers in the human body. Biomaterials Applications for Nanomedicine is a compendium of reviews and original articles from eminent experts working in the interdisciplinary arena of biomaterial development and use. It presents how the various biomaterials can do and work for, along with the methodologies necessary to design, develop and characterize them, without the restrictions necessary imposed by industrial or profit concerns. Biomaterial constructs and supramolecular assemblies have been studied, for example, as drug and protein carriers, tissue scaffolds, or to manage the interactions between artificial devices and the body. The overall objective is to develop novel innovative materials, concepts, and strategies for a range of in vitro and in vivo applications. Metallic implant materials have significant economic and clinic importance on the medical applications for a long time. Many of metal and metal alloys such as stainless steel (316L), titanium and alloys (Cp-Ti, Ti6Al4V), cobalt-chromium alloys (Co-Cr), pure metals, precious metals, aluminium alloys, zirconium-niobium and tungsten heavy alloys were used for medical requirements. The rapid growth and development of the many specialties of medicine has created whole new medical industry which was to supply more than a trillion dollars of medical products such as dental implants, craniofacial plates and screws; parts of artificial hearts, pacemakers, clips, valves, balloon catheters, medical devices and equipments, bone fixation devices, dental materials, medical radiation shielding products, prosthetic and orthodontic devices, tools of machining metallic biomaterials. The main criteria in selection of metal-based materials for biomedical applications are their excellent biocompatibility, convenient mechanical properties, good corrosion resistance and low cost. Biomaterials are biologically inert or compatible materials placed inside a patient on a long- term or permanent basis. Advances in engineering and a greater availability of synthetic materials triggered the development of engineered polymers for use in biomaterials medical devices. As for other biomaterials, the basic design criteria for polymers used in the body call for compounds that are biocompatible, processable, sterilizable and capable of controlled stability or degradation in response to biological conditions. Polyurethanes are one of the most popular groups of biomaterials applied for medical devices. Their segmented block copolymeric character endows them a wide range of versatility in terms of tailoring their physical properties, blood and tissue compatibility. Polymers from natural sources are particularly useful as biomaterials and in regenerative medicine, given their similarly to the extracellular matrix and other polymers in the human body. Biomaterials Applications for Nanomedicine is a compendium of reviews and original articles from eminent experts working in the interdisciplinary arena of biomaterial development and use. It presents how the various biomaterials can do and work for, along with the methodologies necessary to design, develop and characterize them, without the restrictions necessary imposed by industrial or profit concerns. Biomaterial constructs and supramolecular assemblies have been studied, for example, as drug and protein carriers, tissue scaffolds, or to manage the interactions between artificial devices and the body. The overall objective is to develop novel innovative materials, concepts, and strategies for a range of in vitro and in vivo applications. Metallic implant materials have significant economic and clinic importance on the medical applications for a long time. Many of metal and metal alloys such as stainless steel (316L), titanium and alloys (Cp-Ti, Ti6Al4V), cobalt-chromium alloys (Co-Cr), pure metals, precious metals, aluminium alloys, zirconium-niobium and tungsten heavy alloys were used for medical requirements. The rapid growth and development of the many specialties of medicine has created whole new medical industry which was to supply more than a trillion dollars of medical products such as dental implants, craniofacial plates and screws; parts of artificial hearts, pacemakers, clips, valves, balloon catheters, medical devices and equipments, bone fixation devices, dental materials, medical radiation shielding products, prosthetic and orthodontic devices, tools of machining metallic biomaterials. The main criteria in selection of metal-based materials for biomedical applications are their excellent biocompatibility, convenient mechanical properties, good corrosion resistance and low cost.
