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This book introduces a subject that has profound impact on human health and considerable economic importance. The issues addressed include the biology, medical applications, markets, regulation, and ethical issues involved in biomaterials science. This spectrum of issues reflects the interdisciplinary nature of the field. Key Features * Presents a strong cohesive compilation unlike any other currently on the market * Covers the entire spectrum of biomaterials and their use in medicine * Brings together in one volume the contributions of leaders in the biomaterials field * Provides a comprehensive introduction to biomaterials science and a balanced overview of the field
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BIOMATERIALS SCIENCE
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BlOMATERIALS SCIENCE An Introduction to Materials in Medicine
Edited by Buddy D. Ratner and Allan S. Hoffman Center for Bioengineering and Department of Chemical Engineering University of Washington Seattle, Washington
Frederick J. Schoen Department of Pathology Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School Boston, Massachusetts
Jack E. Lemons Departments of Biomaterials and Surgery School of Dentistry and Medicine University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, Alabama
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Cover photographs: Background is detail of grains in cold-worked 316L stainless steel showing evidence of plastic deformation. (See Chapter 2.2, courtesy of Zimmer USA, Warsaw, IN.) Inset is cardiac pacemaker with polyurethane lead tine and connector. (See Chapter 6.2, courtesy of Medtronic, Inc.)
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