Handbook of biomaterial properties
By: edited by Jonathan Black and Garth Hastings.
Contributors: Black, Jonathan, 1939-; Hastings, Garth W.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Chapman & Hall
Published: 1998
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 590
Subjects: Biocompatible Materials.; Biomedical materials -- Standards.; Biomedical materials -- Physiological effect.; Biomedical materials -- Toxicology.; Dental materials -- Standards.; Histocompatibility.; Chemical carcinogenesis.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Cortical bone; title: Cancellous bone; title: Dentin and enamel; title: Cartilage; title: Fibrocartilage; title: Ligament, tendon and fascia; title: Skin and muscle; title: Brain tissues; title: Arteries, veins and lymphatic vessels; title: The intraocular lens; title: Blood and related fluids; title: The virteous humour; title: Metallic biomaterials; title: Stainless steels; title: CoCr-based alloys; title: Titanium and titanium alloys; title: Dental restoration materials; title: Composite materials; title: Thermoplastic polymers in biomedical applications : structures, properties and processing; title: Biomedical elastomers; title: Oxide bioceramics : inert ceramic materials in medicine and dentistry; title: Properties of bioactive glasses and glass-ceramics; title: Wear; title: Degradation/resorption in bioactive ceramics in orthopaedics; title: Corrosion of metallic implants; title: Carbons; title: General concepts of biocompatibility; title: Soft tissue response; title: Hard tissue response; title: Immune response; title: Cancer; title: Blood-material interactions; title: Soft tissue response to silicones.