Maintaining 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.Biomaterials, Artificial Organs and Tissue Engineering 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. – Comprehensive introduction to living and man-made materials- Looks at clinical applications of various biomaterials and devices- Bioengineering principles, materials and designs used in artificial organs are summarised
L Hench & J. Jones
Biomaterials, Artificial Organs and Tissue Engineering [EPUB ebook]
Biomaterials, Artificial Organs and Tissue Engineering [EPUB ebook]
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Langue Anglais ● Format EPUB ● ISBN 9781845690861 ● Éditeur L Hench & J. Jones ● Maison d’édition Elsevier Science ● Publié 2005 ● Téléchargeable 3 fois ● Devise EUR ● ID 3123858 ● Protection contre la copie Adobe DRM
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