Biomaterials Science and Tissue Engineering
Principles and Methods

Covers key principles and methodologies of biomaterials science and tissue engineering with the help of numerous case studies.

Bikramjit Basu (Author)

9781108415156, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 15 September 2017

716 pages
24.8 x 18.9 x 3.5 cm, 1.32 kg

'The book is extremely well structured and every chapter is critical for anyone planning to design medical devices or implants. For example, the inclusion of a chapter on biofilms is a wonderful addition and you will not normally find this in a biomaterials text. For the last thirty years I have been teaching graduate level materials science both in the US and India. This would be a book I would make a mandatory course reference, as I have wanted to include more biological considerations into the standard materials science course.' Shantikumar Nair, Director, Center for Nanosciences, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University Kochi, India

A comprehensive text in the field of biomaterials science and tissue engineering, covering fundamental principles and methods related to processing-microstructure-property linkages as applied to biomaterials science. Essential concepts and techniques of the cell biology are discussed in detail, with a focus quantitatively and qualitatively evaluating cell-material interaction. It gives detailed discussion on the processing, structure and properties of metals, ceramics and polymers, together with techniques and guidelines. Comprehensive coverage of in vitro and in vivo biocompatibility property evaluation of materials for bone, neural as well as cardiovascular tissue engineering applications, together with representative protocols. Supported by several multiple-choice questions, fill in the blanks, review questions, numerical problems and solutions to selected problems, this is an ideal text for undergraduate and graduate students in understanding fundamental concepts and the latest developments in the field of biomaterials science.

Foreword I
Foreword II
Preface
Section I. Overview: 1. Introduction
2. Materials for Biomedical Applications
3. Tissue Engineering Scaffolds: Principles and Properties
Section II. Fundamentals – Materials Science: 4. Conventional and Advanced Manufacturing of Biomaterials
5. Probing Structure of Materials at Multiple Length Scales
6. Mechanical Properties: Principles and Assessment
Section III. Fundamentals – Biological Science: 7. Cells, Proteins and Nucleic Acids: Structure and Properties
8. Cell-Material Interaction and Biocompatibility
9. Probing Cell Response, in vitro
10. Bacterial Growth and Biofilm Formation
11. Probing Tissue Response, in vivo
Section IV. Illustrative Examples of Biomaterials Development: 12. Case Study: Corrosion and Wear of Selected Ti-alloys
13. Case Study: Calcium Phosphate–Mullite Composites
14. Case Study: Compression Moulded HDPE-based Hybrid Biocomposites
15. Case Study: Phase Stability, Bactericidal and Cytocompatibility of HA–Ag
16. Case Study: HA-CaTiO3 based Multifunctional Composites
17. Case Study: Compatibility of Neuronal/Cardiac Cells with Patterned Substrates
18. Perspectives
Appendix A
Appendix B
References
Index
Colour Plates.

Subject Areas: Materials science [TGM], Biomedical engineering [MQW]