Characterization of Biomaterials
Edited by- Amit Bandhyopadhya, School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering at Washington State University (Pullman, WA).
- Susmita Bose, School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering at Washington State University (Pullman, WA)
Hardbound, 412 Pages
Published: March 2013
Imprint: Academic Press
ISBN: 978-0-12-415800-9
Contents
- Chapter 1. Introduction to Biomaterials
- Natural and synthetic biomaterials - an introduction
- Applications of biomaterials
- A few case studies related to failures of biomaterials and its impact - focus on need for appropriate characterization of biomaterials
- Physical properties of biomaterials - an introduction
- Microstructural characterization of biomaterials
- Phase changes in biomaterials - this part will focus on understanding phase change behavior and their measurement techniques in various materials like NiTi type shape memory alloys for stents or calcium phosphate ceramics and their phase change as a function of temperature, pH and so on.
- Porous biomaterials - Different types of porosity and their impact on biomaterials.
- Structural characterization of biomaterials - focus will be on different techniques such as IR, NMR, and other spectroscopic analysis.
- Mechanical properties of biomaterials - an introduction
- Uniaxial deformation in biomaterials
- Multiaxial such as biaxial and bending/flexural deformation in biomaterials
- Cyclic deformation in biomaterials
- Rotating bending fatigue
- Tension-tension, tension-compression and compression-compression fatigue
- Surface properties of biomaterials - an introduction
- Surface chemistry, surface roughness, wetting and surface energy
- Hardness measurements - macro, micro and nano-indentations
- Adhesion and interfacial strengths of coatings
- Surface degradation of biomaterials
- Cell-materials interactions on biomaterials - an introduction
- Cytocompatibility assessment
- Measurements of cell adhesion, proliferation and differentiation of cell-materials interactions
- Immunochemistry and protein assays
- Anti-microbial characterization of materials
- Tissue materials interactions with biomaterials - an introduction
- Biocompatibility studies
- Tissue materials interactions - Histology and histomorphometric analysis
- Biodistribution studies
- Tissue integration and bio-mechanical analysis
- Device level testing vs. materials analysis - an introduction
- Case studies - a few selected case studies will be presented towards device level characterization such as
- Wear behavior of articulating surfaces in biomaterials
