Biomaterials and Materials for Medicine: Innovations in Research, Devices, and Applications
provides an application-oriented summary of innovations in this rapidly evolving field, offering a view of various directions in biomaterials and medical materials and their advanced uses.
Highlights vascular, orthopedic, skin tissue engineering, and nerve tissue engineering biomaterials, including the latest research on therapeutic devices and implants
Introduces special stent materials for palliative treatment of esophageal cancer and related technologies of surface modification
Discusses use of biomaterials and related designs in drug targeting and controlled release
Describes wearable biomedical devices, biomimetic materials, and micronscale and nanoscale biomaterials
Details the theoretical calculation and computer simulation of biomaterials as a complementary discipline with physical experimental science
This book is aimed at an interdisciplinary group of researchers working on development and application of biomaterials for medical applications in the fields of materials scientists, biomedical engineering, and medicine.