Ebook: Biological Performance of Materials : Fundamentals of Biocompatibility

GENERAL CONSIDERATIONSBiocompatibility: Definitions and Issues Introduction Biological Performance Consensus Definitions Discussion The Discipline of Biomaterials Afterword: Paradigmatic Shift Introduction to the Biological Environment General Considerations Comparison of External and Internal ConditionsProblems in Definition of the Biological EnvironmentElements of the Biological Environment Implant Life History Preimplantation Handling Effects MATERIAL RESPONSE: FUNCTION ANDDEGRADATION OF MATERIALSIN VIVOSwelling and Leaching Introduction Fick's Laws of DiffusionAbsorption Examples of Undesi.  Read more...