Precious Metals for Biomedical Applications

✍ Scribed by Niklaus Baltzer, Thierry Copponnex

• Publisher: Woodhead Publishing
• Year: 2014
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 226
• Series: Woodhead Publishing Series in Biomaterials
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Precious metals and semi-precious metals are used for an increasing number of medical applications due to the properties of these metals and their alloys. Precious Metals for Biomedical Applications reviews the properties of precious metals and their resulting applications in medicine.

Part one outlines the fundamentals of precious metals for biomedical applications, discussing their useful properties, such as biocompatibility and corrosion resistance. Part two goes on to provide an overview of the applications of precious metals in biomedicine, including dental, therapeutic, tissue engineering, and bioimaging applications. It discusses the advantages of the structure and properties of precious metals for these applications.

Precious Metals for Biomedical Applications is a key reference for material scientists and academics concerned with the properties and uses of these metals.

• Provides a useful review of this group of materials' unique properties and applications
• Examines the fundamentals of precious metals for biomedical applications, before looking at a wide range of applications of precious metals in medicine

✦ Table of Contents

Content:
Front matter, Pages i-iii
Copyright, Page iv
Contributor contact details, Pages ix-x, N. Baltzer, T. Copponnex, A. Johnson, T. Shiraishi, S. Megremis, M. Neshatian, C. Yang, N. Hegarty, D.B. Chithrani, D. Givan, B.K. Woodward, T.M. Martin, R. Narayan, D.B. Robinson, X. Chen, Q.W. Li, X.M. Wang, M. Diba, A.R. Boccaccini
Woodhead Publishing Series in Biomaterials, Pages xi-xiv
Preface, Pages xv-xvi, Niklaus Baltzer, Thierry Copponnex
1 - Properties and processing of precious metal alloys for biomedical applications, Pages 3-36, N. Baltzer, T. Copponnex
2 - Biocompatibility of precious metals for medical applications, Pages 37-55, A. Johnson, T. Shiraishi
3 - Corrosion resistance of precious metals for biomedical applications, Pages 56-86, S.J. Megremis
4 - Optimizing the bio-nano interface for gold nanoparticles, Pages 87-106, M. Neshatian, C. Yang, N. Hegarty, D.B. Chithrani
5 - Precious metal alloys for dental applications, Pages 109-129, D.A. Givan
6 - Platinum group metals (PGMs) for permanent implantable electronic devices, Pages 130-147, B.K. Woodward
7 - Nanoporous gold for biomedical applications: structure, properties and applications, Pages 148-162, T.M. Martin, D.B. Robinson, R.J. Narayan
8 - Gold nanostructures for bioimaging, drug delivery and therapeutics, Pages 163-176, X. Chen, Q.W. Li, X.M. Wang
9 - Silver-containing bioactive glasses for tissue engineering applications, Pages 177-211, M. Diba, A.R. Boccaccini
Index, Pages 213-219