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Advanced materials for joint implants / Giuseppe Pezzotti.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Pezzotti, Giuseppe, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Artificial joints.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (622 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Boca Raton, Fla. : CRC Press : Pan Stanford Publishing, [2013]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Based on an interdisciplinary approach that directly bridges orthopedic concepts to surface science, this book details cutting-edge research in bioceramics science, physical chemistry, biomedical optics, and nanomechanics. The book cites some of the more conventional spectroscopic characterization techniques-including Raman and cathodoluminescence
- Contents:
- 1. General introduction
- 2. Characterization methods
- 3. Polycrystalline alumina for joint replacement
- 4. Polycrystalline zirconia for joint replacement
- 5. Alumina-zirconia composites for joint replacement
- 6. Ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene for joint replacement
- 7. Future trends in joint arthroplasty
- 8. Conclusive remarks.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-429-08699-7
- 1-62870-765-8
- 981-4316-88-1
- 9780429086991
- OCLC:
- 859159637
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