Biomaterials Science
Subtitle: An Introduction to Materials in Medicine
Contributors: Buddy D. Ratner (Editor); Frederick J. Schoen (Editor); Jack E. Lemons (Editor)
Publisher: Academic Press
Published: July 1996
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 484
ISBN-13: 9780125824606
Subjects: Biomedical engineering; Human biology; Materials science; Medical equipment & techniques; Pre-Clinical Medicine: Basic Sciences; Science/Mathematics; Biotechnology; Medical / Nursing; Reference; Biomedical Materials
First sentence: The bulk and surface properties of biomaterials that have been utilized for implants have been shown to directly influence, and in some cases, control the tissue interface dynamics from the time of initial in vivo placement until final disposition.