Biomaterials: An Introduction (Paperback, 3)

-INTRODUCTION TO BIOMATERIALS. -THE STRUCTURE OF SOLIDS. -CHARACTERIZATION OF MATERIALS-I. -CHARACTERIZATION OF MATERIALS-II: ELECTRICAL, OPTICAL, X-RAY ABSORPTION, ACOUSTIC, ULTRASONIC, ETC.-METALLIC IMPLANT MATERIALS. -CERAMIC IMPLANT MATERIALS. -POLYMERIC IMPLANT MATERIALS. -COMPOSITES AS BIOMATERIALS. -STRUCTURE-PROPERTY RELATIONSHIPS OF BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS. -TISSUE RESPONSE TO IMPLANTS. -SOFT TISSUE REPLACEMENT I: SUTURES, SKIN, AND MAXILLOFACIAL IMPLANTS. -SOFT TISSUE REPLACEMENT II: BLOOD INTERFACING IMPLANTS. -HARD TISSUE REPLACEMENT I: LONG BONE REPAIR. -HARD TISSUE REPLACEMENT-II: JOINTS AND TEETH. -TRANSPLANTS. -BIODEGRADABLE MATERIALS FOR TISSUE ENGINEERING. -APPENDICES.