{"product_id":"biomaterials-artificial-organs-and-tissue-engineering-paperback-9781855737372","title":"Biomaterials, Artificial Organs and Tissue Engineering (Paperback \/ softback) 9781855737372","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eBiomaterials, Artificial Organs and Tissue Engineering\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eL Hench (Edited by), J. Jones (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781855737372, Elsevier Science\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 27 September 2005\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e312 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.4 x 15.6 x 2 cm, 0.48 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"…highly useful for students of biomaterials, material science and medicine.\" \u003cb\u003e--International Journal of Biological Macromolecules\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"…provides an overview of multi-disciplinary nature and importance of biomedical materials, artificial organs and tissue engineering.\" \u003cb\u003e--International Journal of Biological Macromolecules\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The book provides an overview, which is easily understandable to the reader. It succeeds in educating the reader about biomaterials, tissue engineering and artificial organs.\" \u003cb\u003e--Carbohydrate Polymers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eMaintaining quality of life in an ageing population is one of the great challenges of the 21st Century. This book summarises how this challenge is being met by multi-disciplinary developments of specialty biomaterials, devices, artificial organs and in-vitro growth of human cells as tissue engineered constructs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBiomaterials, Artificial Organs and Tissue Engineering\u003c\/i\u003e is intended for use as a textbook in a one semester course for upper level BS, MS and Meng students. The 25 chapters are organized in five parts: Part one provides an introduction to living and man-made materials for the non-specialist; Part two is an overview of clinical applications of various biomaterials and devices; Part three summarises the bioengineering principles, materials and designs used in artificial organs; Part four presents the concepts, cell techniques, scaffold materials and applications of tissue engineering; Part five provides an overview of the complex socio-economic factors involved in technology based healthcare, including regulatory controls, technology transfer processes and ethical issues.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePart 1 Introduction to materials (living and non-living): Metals\u003cbr\u003e Ceramics\u003cbr\u003e Polymers\u003cbr\u003e Biocomposites\u003cbr\u003e Cells and tissues\u003cbr\u003e Inflammation and wound healing. Part 2 Clinical needs and concepts of repair: The skeletal system\u003cbr\u003e The cardiovascular system\u003cbr\u003e Biomedical polymers\u003cbr\u003e Biomedical hydrogels. Part 3 Applications: Repair of skeletal tissues\u003cbr\u003e Joint replacement\u003cbr\u003e Artificial organs\u003cbr\u003e Mass transport processes in artificial organs\u003cbr\u003e Artificial exchange systems\u003cbr\u003e Cardiovascular assist systems. Part 4 Tissue engineering: Introduction to tissue engineering\u003cbr\u003e Scaffolds for tissue engineering\u003cbr\u003e A guide to basic cell culture and applications in biomaterials and tissue engineering\u003cbr\u003e Immunochemical techniques in tissue engineering and biomaterial science\u003cbr\u003e Clinical applications of tissue engineering. Part 5 Societal, regulatory and ethical issues: Regulatory classification of biomaterials and medical devices\u003cbr\u003e Technology transfer\u003cbr\u003e Ethical issues.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Industrial chemistry [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Industrial chemistry\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Industrial%20chemistry%20%5BTDC%5D%22\"\u003eTDC\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Woodhead Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46648360599832,"sku":"9781855737372","price":57.98,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781855737372.jpg?v=1696713357","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/biomaterials-artificial-organs-and-tissue-engineering-paperback-9781855737372","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}