Handbook of biomaterial properties /
Black, Jonathan,1939-
Hastings, Garth W.
London : Chapman & Hall,
1998.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Cortical bone -- Cancellous bone -- Dentin and enamel -- Cartilage -- Fibrocartilage -- Ligament, tendon and fascia -- Skin and muscle -- Brain tissues -- Arteries, veins and lymphatic vessels -- The intraocular lens -- Blood and related fluids -- The virteous humour -- Metallic biomaterials -- Stainless steels -- CoCr-based alloys -- Titanium and titanium alloys -- Dental restoration materials -- Composite materials -- Thermoplastic polymers in biomedical applications : structures, properties and processing -- Biomedical elastomers -- Oxide bioceramics : inert ceramic materials in medicine and dentistry -- Properties of bioactive glasses and glass-ceramics -- Wear -- Degradation/resorption in bioactive ceramics in orthopaedics -- Corrosion of metallic implants -- Carbons -- General concepts of biocompatibility -- Soft tissue response -- Hard tissue response -- Immune response -- Cancer -- Blood-material interactions -- Soft tissue response to silicones.
Biocompatible Materials.
Biomedical materials
Biomedical materials
Biomedical materials
Dental materials
Histocompatibility.
Chemical carcinogenesis.