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Design and Structure-Property Relationships
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Edited By
M. Elices, Departamento de Ciencia de Materiales, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros de Caminos, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain
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Pergamon Materials Series,
Description
The ongoing process of bio-evolution has produced materials which are perfectly adapted to fulfil a specific functional role. The natural
world provides us with a multitude of examples of materials with durability, strength, mechanisms of programmed self-assembly and biodegradability.
The materials industry has sought to observe and appreciate the relationship between structure, properties and function of these
biological materials. A multidisciplinary approach, building on recent advances at the forefront of physics, chemistry and molecular
biology, has been successful in producing many synthetic structures with interesting and useful properties.
Structural
Biological Materials: Design and Structure-Property Relationships
represents an invaluable reference in the field of biological
materials science and provides an incisive view into this rapidly developing and increasingly important topic within materials science.
This book focuses on the study of three sub-groups of structural biological materials:
• Hard tissue engineering, focussing
on cortical bone
• Soft tissue engineering
• Fibrous materials, particularly engineering with silk fibers.
The
fundamental relationship between structure and properties, and certain aspects of design and engineering, are explored in each of the
sub-groups. The importance of these materials, both in their intrinsic properties and specific functions, are illustrated with relevant
examples. These depict the successful integration of material properties, architecture and shape, providing a wide range of optimised
designs, tailored to specific functions.
Edited by Manuel Elices of the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain, this book
is Volume 4 in the Pergamon Material Series.
Audience
For academic researchers and scientists involved in the area of biological materials.
Contents
Section and chapter headings and selected sub-headings:
Series Preface. Introduction (M. Elices).
General Concepts.
Structure-Property Relationships in Biological Materials (G. Jeronimidis). Biological materials: scale, heterogeneity, representative
volume elements. Fibers: the key building blocks for performance and versatility. Design and Function of Structural Biological Materials
(G. Jeronimidis). Design for stiffness and design for strength. Biological fibrous composites and design optimization.
Hard Tissue
Engineering.
Structure and Mechanical Properties of Bone (M. Ontañón et al.). Composition of bone. Integration
and organisation levels. Mechanical properties of the cortical of bone.
Soft Tissue Engineering.
Structure-Properties
of Soft Tissues. Articular Cartilage (D. Bader, D. Lee). Structure and composition. Biomechanicas of articular cartilage. Cell seeded
repair systems. Bioartificial Implants: Design and Tissue Engineering (R. Brown). Bio-centric logic in bioengineering. Normal structure
of adult soft connective tissues. General design of bioartificial tissue and constructs. Examples of bioartificial tissues and constructs.
Mechanical Characterisation of Tendons in Vitro (D. Bader, H. Schechtman). Structure and composition. Biomechanics of tendons.
Tendon repair strategies. Biomimicking Materials with Smart Polymers (T. Fernández Otero). Conduction polymers. Artificial muscles:
electro-chemo-mechanical properties. All organo-aqueous battery: Electric organs. Color mimicking: smart skins. Transducers. Nervous
interfaces. Medical dosage. Smart membranes. Three dimensional electrochemical processes and biological mimicking.
Engineering
with Fibers.
Biological Fibrous Materials (C. Viney, E. Rennart). Nature's fibrous materials. Unifying themes. Computer Model
for the Mechanical Properties of Synthetic and Biological Polymer Fibers (Y. Termonia). Molecular model. Application. Silk Fibers: Origins,
Nature and Consequences of Structure (C. Viney). Mechanical properties of spider silks. Hierarchical microstructure of silk fibers. Spinning
- The origins of silk fiber microstructure. Lessons for the molecular and microstructural design of engineering polymers. Modeling of
the Stress-Strain Behaviour of Spider Dragline (Y. Termonia). Model. Results and discussion. Glossary. Subject index.
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Hardbound, 380 pages, publication date: MAY-2000
ISBN-13: 978-0-08-043416-2
ISBN-10: 0-08-043416-9
Imprint: PERGAMON
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