Metallic biomaterials : new directions and technologies / Yufeng Zheng [and four others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Zheng, Yufeng, editor.

Language:

German

Subjects (All):

Biomedical materials.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (331 pages) : illustrations (some color), graphs

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Weinheim, Germany : Wiley-VCH, 2017.

Summary:

With its comprehensive coverage of recent progress in metallic biomaterials, this reference focuses on emerging materials and new biofunctions for promising applications. The text is systematically structured, with the information organized according to different material systems, and concentrates on various advanced materials, such as anti-bacterial functionalized stainless steel, biodegradable metals with bioactivity, and novel structured metallic biomaterials. Authors from well-known academic institutes and with many years of clinical experience discuss all important aspects, including design strategies, fabrication and modification techniques, and biocompatibility.

Contents:

Introduction of the Biofunctions into Traditional Metallic Biomaterials

Development of Mg-Based Degradable Metallic Biomaterials

Development of Fe-Based Degradable Metallic Biomaterials

Development of Zn-Based Degradable Metallic Biomaterials

Development of Bulk Metallic Glasses for Biomedical Application

Development of Bulk Nanostructured Metallic Biomaterials

Titanium Implants Based on Additive Manufacture

Future Research on Revolutionizing Metallic Biomaterials.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed March 15, 2017).

ISBN:

9783527342457

3527342451

9783527342440

3527342443

OCLC:

974372258