Biomaterials and Bioengineering Handbook......Page 0
Table of contents......Page 1
preface......Page 4
contents......Page 7
1:Biocompatibility: Review of the Concept and Its
Relevance to Clinical Practice
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2. Tissue Response to Implants: Molecular Interactions and Histological Correlation......Page 132
3:Biomaterial-Related Infection: Role of Neutrophil Peptides......Page 159
4:Biodegradable Biomedical Polymers Review of Degradation of and In Vivo Responses to Polylactides and Polyhydroxyalkanoates......Page 186
5:The Role of Free Radicals in Degradation of Biodegradable Biomaterials......Page 202
6:In Vitro Testing of Cytotoxicity of Materials......Page 229
7:Animal Models for Preclinical Testing of Medical Devices......Page 253
8 Blood-Biomaterial Interaction A Review of Some Evaluation Methods_......Page 260
9 New Optical Characterization Technique for Synthetic Biomaterials......Page 291
10:Polymeric Drug Delivery to the Brain......Page 317
11:Tissue Adhesives for Growth Factor Drug Delivery......Page 327
12 Drug Delivery Systems for the Treatment of Restenosis......Page 404
13 Liposomes Coated with Bioactive Polysaccharides for Use as Drug Delivery Systems......Page 434
14:Polysaccharide Biomaterials As Drug Carriers......Page 457
15 Bone Morphogenetic Proteins and Biomaterials as Carriers......Page 476
16 Pyrolytic Carbon as an Implant Material for Small Joint Replacement <javascript:loadPage('page_383',%20'%7bNLID_383000007%7d','44778')......Page 488
17 Porous Ceramics for Intra-Articular Depression Fracture ......Page 503
18 New Insights in the Biological Effects of Wear Debris from Total Joint Replacements ......Page 513
19 Clinical Application of Calcium Hydroxyapatite Ceramic in Bone Tumor Surgery......Page 546
20 Bone Development and Bone Structure Depend on Surface Roughness and Structure of Metallic Implants ......Page 570
21 Improved Bearing Systems for THP Using Zirconia Ceramic ......Page 598
22:Biodegradable Fracture Fixation Devices......Page 627
23:Resorbable Buffered Internal Fixation Devices......Page 644
24 In Vitro Study of Buffered Biodegradable Fracture Fixation Devices......Page 673
25 In Vitro and In Vivo Degradation Studies of Absorbable Poly(orthoester) Proposed for Internal Tissue Fixation Devices <javascript:loadPage('page_577',%20'%7bNLID_577000......Page 700
26 Buffered Biodegradable Internal Fixation Devices......Page 727
27 Biocompatibility of Self-Reinforced Poly(lactide-co-glycolide) Implants......Page 745
28 Coating of Cortical Allografts with a Bioresorbable Polymer Foam for Surface Modification by Periosteal Cell Seeding......Page 766
29 Repair of Articular Cartilage Defects Using Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering Methods ......Page 791
30 Engineering of Resorbable Grafts for Craniofacial Reconstruction......Page 810
31 Preclinical Evaluation of Bone Graft Substitutes......Page 836
32 Stabilization of Collagen in Medical Devices......Page 858
33 Immunology of Collagen-Based Biomaterials......Page 887
34 Collagen Scaffolds for Tissue Regeneration......Page 912
35 Tissue Assessment for Skin Substitutes......Page 924
36 Biomaterial-Enhanced Regeneration for Skin Wounds......Page 963
37 Ultrasound for Modulation of Skin Transport Properties ......Page 1007
38 Properties and Clinical Applications of Shape Memory Alloys......Page 1020
39 Chitin and Its Derivatives......Page 1033
40 Biological Activity of Hydroxamic Compounds......Page 1050
41 Development of a Modified Fibrin AdhesiveWhat Can We Learn from Biological Adhesion Mechanisms......Page 1063
Index......Page 1074