Biomedical Surfaces
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Author(s): J. Ramsden
Publisher: Artech House Books
ISBN: 9781596932401
Format: hardback
270pp
Price: £55.00
Review Date: 26 May 2008
Review: The surface of any component in a device that is for in vivo implantation, or that is to be placed in contact ex vivo with biomolecules plays an important part in its performance. It is through this surface that the component interacts with the biological world. This book focuses on such surfaces. It begins with the fundamentals of the interaction of biomacromolecules with surfaces and goes on to discuss: the physical and chemical attributes of biomedical surfaces; the basis of fluid compatibility; cell tissue interactions with artificial surfaces; lubrication, wear and corrosion; surface generation, engineering and coatings; the metrology of biomedical surfaces; and the prospects for smart and nanomaterials.