Biomaterials: Principles and Practices

by Joseph D. Bronzino, Donald R. Peterson, Joyce Y. Wong

Most current applications of biomaterials involve structural functions, even in those organs and systems that are not primarily structural in their nature, or very simple chemical or electrical functions. Complex chemical functions, such as those of the liver, and complex electrical or electrochemical functions, such as those of the brain and sense organs, cannot be carried out by biomaterials at this time. With these basic concepts in mind, Biomaterials:...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1439872511
• ISBN13: 9781439872512
• Release Date: December 2012
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.1" x 10.0"