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Definitions of Biomaterials for the Twenty-First Century
Provides an official understanding of important biomaterials topics as written by leaders in the global community
Xingdong Zhang (Edited by), David Williams (Edited by)
9780128182918, Elsevier Science
Paperback, published 21 June 2019
290 pages, 49 illustrations (24 in full color)
23.4 x 19 x 1.9 cm, 0.59 kg
Definitions of Biomaterials for the Twenty-First Century is a review of key, critical biomaterial terms and definitions endorsed by the International Union of Societies for Biomaterials Science and Engineering. The topics and definitions discussed include those in general biomaterials and applications, biocompatibility, implantable and interventional devices, drug delivery systems, regenerative medicine and emerging biomaterials. The book reviews the discussion of these terms by leaders in the global biomaterials community and summarizes the agreed upon definitions.
I Introduction; David Williams (a) Background (b) Logistics of Consensus Conference (c) Structure of Definitions (d) Introductory General Definitions (e) Terms to be Discussed II Session One: General Biomaterials (a) Plenary Presentation: David Williams (b) Moderator’s Comments: Kai Zhang (c) Reporter’s Comments: Carl Simon (d) Votes on Definitions III Session Two: Biocompatibility (a) Plenary Presentation: James Anderson (b) Moderator’s Comments: James Kirkpatrick (c) Reporter’s Comments: Jeremy Gilbert (d) Votes on Definitions IV Session Three: Implantable and Interventional Devices (a) Plenary Presentation: Jiang Chang (b) Moderator’s Comments: Art Coury (c) Reporter’s Comments: Keith McLean (d) Votes on Definitions V Session Four: Drugs and Genes (a) Plenary Presentation: Nicholas Peppas (b) Moderator’ Comments: Kazunori Kataoka (c) Reporter’s Comments: Maria Vicent (d) Votes on Definitions VI Session Five: Regenerative Medicine (a) Plenary Presentation: William Wagner (b) Moderator’ comments: Cato Laurencin (c) Reporter’ comments: Helen Lu (d) Votes on Definitions VII Session Six: Emerging Biomaterials and Technologies (a) Plenary Presentation: Kristi Anseth (b) Moderator’s Comments: Kam Leong (c) Reporter’s comments: Jiandong Ding (d) Votes on Definitions VIII Review and Summary of Definitions that Achieved Consensus Annex A Delegates Annex B Summary of Consensus Definitions at Chester, 1986 Annex C Preliminary List of Terms to be Discussed and Possible Definitions
Subject Areas: Materials science [TGM], Biotechnology [TCB], Biomedical engineering [MQW]
