Biomaterials Science and Biocompatibility

by Frederick H. Silver and David L. Christiansen

Book Overview

Adopting an interdisciplinary approach to the chemistry and physics of materials, their biocompatibility, and the consequences of implantation of such devices into the human body, this text introduces readers to the principles of polymer science and the study of metals, ceramics and composites, and also to the basic biology required to understand the nature of the host-transplant interface. Topics covered include the macromolecular components of cells...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0387987118
• ISBN13: 9780387987118
• Release Date: October 1999
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 342 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.3" x 9.5"