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Biointegration of Medical Implant Materials
- 2nd Edition - September 17, 2019
- Editor: Chandra P. Sharma
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 0 8 - 1 0 2 6 8 0 - 9
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 0 8 - 1 0 2 6 8 1 - 6
Biointegration of Medical Implant Materials, Second Edition, provides a unique and comprehensive review of recent techniques and research into material and tissue interacti… Read more
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Request a sales quoteBiointegration of Medical Implant Materials, Second Edition, provides a unique and comprehensive review of recent techniques and research into material and tissue interaction and integration. New sections discuss soft tissue integration, with chapters on the biocompatibility of engineered stem cells, corneal tissue engineering, and vascular grafts. Other sections review tissue regeneration, inorganic nanoparticles for targeted drug delivery, alginate based drug delivery devices, and design considerations, with coverage of the biocompatibility of materials and their relevance to drug delivery and tissue engineering. With its distinguished editor and team of international contributors, this book is ideal for medical materials scientists and engineers in industry and academia.
- Provides a unique and comprehensive review of recent techniques and research into material and tissue interaction and integration
- Discusses soft tissue biointegration, with chapters on the biocompatibility of engineered stem cells, corneal tissue engineering, vascular grafts and replacement materials for facial reconstruction
- Includes new information on a variety of tissue regeneration techniques and applications
Researchers in industry and academa with interests in biomaterials and tissue engineering, students (both UG and PG), clinicians
- No. of pages: 510
- Language: English
- Edition: 2
- Published: September 17, 2019
- Imprint: Woodhead Publishing
- Paperback ISBN: 9780081026809
- eBook ISBN: 9780081026816
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Chandra P. Sharma
Dr. Chandra P. Sharma is a former Adjunct Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal University, and Hon. Emeritus Professor, College of Biomedical Engineering and Applied Sciences, Purbanchal University, Kathmandu, Nepal. Dr. Sharma is a Solid-State Physicist from IIT Delhi and received his training in biomaterials area in the University of Utah with Prof. D.J. Lyman as a graduate student and in the University of Liverpool, England, with Prof. D.F. Williams as a Post-Doctoral Research Associate. Dr. Sharma has been awarded FBSE (Fellow Biomaterials Science and Engineering) by the International Union of Societies for Biomaterials Science and Engineering (IUS-BSE) in 2008 and FBAO (Fellow Biomaterials and Artificial Organs) by the Society for Biomaterials and Artificial Organs (India) (SBAOI) in 2011 and [17020_LE1] shares Whitaker and National Science Foundation Award—International Society for Artificial Organs (ISAO) USA, invited member ACS (2015–2018).
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Former Adjunct Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal University, IndiaRead Biointegration of Medical Implant Materials on ScienceDirect