Integrated biomaterials science / edited by Rolando Barbucci

Includes bibliographical references and index

Biological Materials / Yoshito Ikada -- Structure and Properties of Polymeric Materials / Walter Marconi, Antonella Piozzi -- Fundamentals of Polymeric Composite Materials / Claudio Migliaresi, Alessandro Pegoretti - Biodegradable Polymers / Luca Fambri ... [and others] -- Bioceramics and Biological Glasses / A.Krajewski, A.Ravaglioli -- Metallic Materials / Alberto Cigada ... [and others] -- Degradation Process on Metallic Surfaces / Emma Angelini, Angelo Caputo, Fabrizio Zucchi -- Characterization of Biomaterials / Donald Lyman -- Tissues / Luigi Ambrosio, Paolo A. Netti, Peter A. Revell -- Soft Tissue / Luigi Ambrosio, Paolo A. Netti, Luigi Nicolais -- The Eye / Domenico Lepore ... [and others] -- Articular Cartilage / Paolo A. Netti, Luigi Ambrosio -- The Mechanical Material Properties of the Healthy and Degenerated Intervertebral Disc / Ron Alkalay -- Soft Tissue Replacement / Matteo Santin ... [and others] -- Mechanics of Hard Tissues / Arturo N. Natali, Richard T. Hart -- Hip Joint Replacement / Giuseppe Guida, Dante Ronca -- Knee Joint Replacements / Dante Ronca, Giuseppe Guida -- Biomaterial Applications: Elbow Prosthesis / Luigi Celli -- Biomaterial Applications: Shoulder Prosthesis / Luigi Celli --Acrylic Bone Cements / Maria-Pau Ginebra, Francisco-Javier Gil, Josep-Anton Planell -- Mechanical Properties of Tooth Structure / Roberto De Santis, Luigi Ambrosio, Luigi Nicolais -- Dental Materials and Implants / Maria Rosa Pinasco ... [and others] -- Materials/Biological Environment Interactions / Orsolina Petillo ... [and others] -- Protein Absorption and Cellular/Tissue Interactions / Agnese Magnani ... [and others] -- Inflammatory Response to Polymeric Materials / Denis Labarre, Marie-Paule Carreno -- Inflammatory Response to Metals and Ceramics / Arturo Pizzoferrato ... [and others] -- Biocompatibility and Biological Tests / Antonietta M. Gatti, Jonathan C. Knowles -- Infection and Sterilization / Roberto Giardino, Nicolò Nicoli Aldini -- Drug Delivery Systems / Francesco M. Veronese, Paolo Caliceti -- Gene Delivery as a New Therapeutic Approach / Libero Vitiello, Francesco M. Veronese -- Tissue Engineering / Giovanni Abatangelo ... [and others] -- Assist Devices / Gerardo Catapano -- Standards on Biomaterials / Maria Vittoria, Sandro Paci -- Biomaterials and Patents / Maria Vittoria Primiceri