Ratner,Buddy D <br/><br/>
Biomaterials science : an introduction to materials in medicine. ( 3rd ed.) 
edited by Buddy D. Ratner ... [et al.] 
 - 3rd ed. 
 - Amsterdam ; Boston  Elsevier Academic Press  2013 Amsterdam ; Boston  Elsevier  2013 Amsterdam ; Boston  Academic Press  2013 
 - liii, 1519 p.: ill 
<br/><br/> Includes bibliographical references and index 
<br/><br/>Preface -- How to Use This Text -- Introduction -- Part 1. Materials Science and Engineering -- Section 1.1. Properties of Materials -- Section 1.2. Classes of Materials Used in Medicine -- Part 2. Biology and Medicine -- Section 2.1. Some Background Concepts -- Section 2.2. Host Reactions to Biomaterials and Their Evaluation -- Section 2.3. Biological Testing of Biomaterials -- Section 2.4. Degradation of Materials in the Biological Environment -- Section 2.5. Applications of Biomaterials -- Section 2.6. Applications of Biomaterials in Functional Tissue Engineering -- Part 3. Practical Aspects of Biomaterials -- Section 3.1. Implants, Devices, and Biomaterials: Special Considerations -- Section 3.2. Voluntary Standards, Regulatory Compliance and Non-Technical Issues -- Appendix A: Properties of Biological Fluids -- Appendix B: Properties of Soft Materials -- Appendix C: Chemical Compositions of Metals Used for Implants -- Appendix D: The Biomaterials Literature. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780123746269 0123746264 (hbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2014395468 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS<br/>BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>R 857 Bio