Injectable biomaterials science and applications /

Provides comprehensive coverage of injectable biomaterials. This title discusses materials and mechanical properties of this important technology. It also covers clinical applications such as drug delivery. It analyses technologies and developments. Novel injectable materials for non-invasive surgic...

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Other Authors: Vernon, Brent., ScienceDirect (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language: English
Published: Oxford : Woodhead Pub., 2011.
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xiii, 410 pages) : illustrations.
Series: Woodhead Publishing in materials.
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Summary: Provides comprehensive coverage of injectable biomaterials. This title discusses materials and mechanical properties of this important technology. It also covers clinical applications such as drug delivery. It analyses technologies and developments. Novel injectable materials for non-invasive surgical procedures are becoming increasingly popular. An advantage of these materials include easy deliverability into the body, however the suitability of their mechanical properties must also be carefully considered. Injectable biomaterials covers the materials, properties and biomedical applications of injectable materials, as well as novel developments in the technology. Part one focuses on materials and properties, with chapters covering the design of injectable biomaterials as well as their rheological properties and the mechanical properties of injectable polymers and composites. Part two covers the clinical applications of injectable biomaterials, including chapters on drug delivery, tissue engineering and orthopaedic applications as well as injectable materials for gene delivery systems. In part three, existing and developing technologies are discussed. Chapters in this part cover such topics as environmentally responsive biomaterials, injectable nanotechnology, injectable biodegradable materials and biocompatibility. There are also chapters focusing on troubleshooting and potential future applications of injectable biomaterials. With its distinguished editor and international team of contributors, Injectable biomaterials is a standard reference for materials scientists and researchers working in the biomaterials industry, as well as those with an academic interest in the subject. It will also be beneficial to clinicians.
Item Description: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part 1 Materials and properties: Designing clinically useful substitutes for the extracellular matrix-- Designing ceramics for injectable bone graft substitutes-- Rheological properties of injectable biomaterials-- Improving mechanical properties of injectable polymers and composites. Part 2 Clinical applications: Drug delivery applications of injectable biomaterials-- Tissue engineering applications of injectable biomaterials-- Vascular applications of injectable biomaterials-- Orthopaedic applications of injectable biomaterials-- Dental applications of injectable biomaterials-- Injectable polymeric carriers for gene delivery systems. Part 3 Technologies and developments: Environmentally responsive injectable materials-- Injectable nanotechnology-- Injectable biodegradable materials-- Troubleshooting and hurdles to development of biomaterials-- Biocompatibility of injectable materials-- Future applications of injectable biomaterials: The use of microgels as modular injectable scaffolds.
Provides comprehensive coverage of injectable biomaterials. This title discusses materials and mechanical properties of this important technology. It also covers clinical applications such as drug delivery. It analyses technologies and developments. Novel injectable materials for non-invasive surgical procedures are becoming increasingly popular. An advantage of these materials include easy deliverability into the body, however the suitability of their mechanical properties must also be carefully considered. Injectable biomaterials covers the materials, properties and biomedical applications of injectable materials, as well as novel developments in the technology. Part one focuses on materials and properties, with chapters covering the design of injectable biomaterials as well as their rheological properties and the mechanical properties of injectable polymers and composites. Part two covers the clinical applications of injectable biomaterials, including chapters on drug delivery, tissue engineering and orthopaedic applications as well as injectable materials for gene delivery systems. In part three, existing and developing technologies are discussed. Chapters in this part cover such topics as environmentally responsive biomaterials, injectable nanotechnology, injectable biodegradable materials and biocompatibility. There are also chapters focusing on troubleshooting and potential future applications of injectable biomaterials. With its distinguished editor and international team of contributors, Injectable biomaterials is a standard reference for materials scientists and researchers working in the biomaterials industry, as well as those with an academic interest in the subject. It will also be beneficial to clinicians.
Elsevier ScienceDirect All Books.
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xiii, 410 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 0857091379
9780857091376