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Nanotechnology-Enhanced Orthopedic Materials
Fabrications, Applications and Future Trends
- 1st Edition - July 21, 2015
- Author: Lei Yang
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 8 5 7 0 9 - 8 4 4 - 3
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 8 5 7 0 9 - 8 5 0 - 4
Nanotechnology-Enhanced Orthopedic Materials provides the latest information on the emergence and rapid development of nanotechnology and the ways it has impacted almost every asp… Read more
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provides the latest information on the emergence and rapid development of nanotechnology and the ways it has impacted almost every aspect of biomedical engineering.This book provides readers with a comprehensive overview of the field, focusing on the fabrication and applications of these materials, presenting updated, practical, and systematic knowledge on the synthesis, processing, and modification of nanomaterials, along with the rationale and methodology of applying such materials for orthopedic purposes.
Topics covered include a wide range of orthopedic material formulations, such as ceramics, metals, polymers, biomolecules, and self-assemblies. Final sections explore applications and future trends in nanotechnology-enhanced orthopedic materials.
- Details practical information on the fabrication and modification of new and traditional orthopedic materials
- Analyzes a wide range of materials, designs, and applications of nanotechnology for orthopedics
- Investigates future trends in the field, including sections on orthopedic materials with bacterial-inhibitory properties and novel materials for the control of immune and inflammatory responses
Materials and biomedical engineers or researchers interested in the orthopaedic field, as well as instructors and students interested in the general field of biomaterials and nanotechnology
ForewordPart One: Fundamentals of Nanotechnology and Nanomaterials for Orthopedics1. Fundamentals of Nanotechnology and Orthopedic Materials2. Nanotechnology-Enhanced Metals and Alloys for Orthopedic Implants3. Orthopedic Nanoceramics4. Bioinspired Nanopolymers and Nanocomposites for Orthopedic ApplicationsPart Two: Future Trends in Nanotechnology-Enhanced Orthopedic Materials5. Carbon Nanostructures: New Materials for Orthopedic Applications6. Self-Assembled Nanostructures for Bone Tissue Engineering7. Nanotechnology Controlled Drug Delivery for Treating Bone Diseases8. Frontiers in Nanotechnology-Enabled Orthopedic Materials9. Safety of Nanotechnology-Enhanced Orthopedic Materials
- No. of pages: 234
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: July 21, 2015
- Imprint: Woodhead Publishing
- Hardback ISBN: 9780857098443
- eBook ISBN: 9780857098504
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Lei Yang
Professor, Orthopaedic Institute and the Department of Orthopaedics, the First Affiliated Hospital, Soochow University, China
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Professor, Orthopaedic Institute and the Department of Orthopaedics, the First Affiliated Hospital, Soochow University, ChinaRead Nanotechnology-Enhanced Orthopedic Materials on ScienceDirect