TY - BOOK AU - Ratner,Buddy D. AU - Hoffman,Allan S AU - Schoen,Frederick J. AU - Lemons,Jack E TI - Biomaterials science : : An introduction to materials in medicine / SN - 0125824637 PY - 2004/// CY - California PB - Elsevier Academic Press, KW - MATERIALES MEDICOS KW - BIOMATERIALES KW - BIOTECNOLOGIA KW - MATERIALES PROTESICOS KW - PLASTICOS N2 - Part I. Materials science and engineering: Properties of materials - Classes of materials used in medicine. Part II. Biology, biochemistry and medicine: Some background concepts - Host reactions to biomaterials and their evaluation - Biological testing of biomaterials - Degradation of materials in the biological environment - Application of materials in medicine, biology and artificial organs - Tissue engineering. Part III. Practical aspects of biomaterials: Implants, devices and biomaterials. Issues unique to this field - New products and standards - Perspectives and possibilities in biomaterials science - Appendices ER -