Biomedical Composites

Informationen zum Autor Professor Luigi Ambrosio is a Research Director at the Institute for Polymers, Composites and Biomaterials, Italy. He is a renowned scientist with expertise in biomedical composites and has published over 300 papers in international scientific journals and books, 16 patents, 150 invited lectures and over 400 presentations at international and national conferences. Klappentext Biomedical Composites, Second Edition, provides revised, expanded, and updated content suitable for those active in the biomaterials and bioengineering field. Three new chapters cover modeling of biocomposites, 3D printing of customized scaffolds, and constructs and regulatory issues. Chapters from the first edition have been revised in order to provide up-to-date, comprehensive coverage of developments in the field. Part One discusses the fundamentals of biocomposites, with Part Two detailing a wide range of applications of biocomposites. Chapters in Part Three discuss the biocompatibility, mechanical behavior, and failure of biocomposites, while the final section looks at the future for biocomposites. Professor Luigi Ambrosio is the Director of the Institute for Composite and Biomedical Materials, Italy. He is a renowned scientist with expertise in biomedical composites and has published over 150 papers in international scientific journals and books, 16 patents, and over 250 presentations at international and national conferences. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part 1 Introduction to biocomposites 1. Natural composites: structure-property relationships in bone, cartilage, ligament and tendons 2. Design and fabrication of biocomposites 3. Hard tissue applications of biocomposites 4. Soft tissue applications of biocomposites Part 2 Particular applications of biocomposites 5. Composite materials for bone repair 6. Composite coatings for implants and tissue engineering scaffolds 7. Composite materials for spinal implants 8. Composites for dental applications (New chapter: Composites of dense collagen gels as tissue models) 9. Acrylic bone cements for joint replacement 10. Composite materials for replacement of ligaments and tendons 11. Injectable composites for bone repair 12. Composite materials for hip joint prostheses 13. Harnessing the properties of fiber-reinforced composites in the design of tissue-engineered scaffolds 14. 3D printing of customized biocomposite scaffolds and structures Part 3 Biocompatibility, mechanical behaviour and failure of biocomposites 15. The challenge of biocompatibility evaluation of biocomposites 16. Cellular response to biocomposites 17. Testing the in vivo biocompatibility of biocomposites 18. The mechanics of biocomposites 19. Tribology of biocomposites 20. Fatigue behaviour of biocomposites 21. Modelling biocomposites Part 4 The future for biocomposites 22. Nanostructured biocomposites for tissue engineering scaffolds 23. Developing biocomposites as scaffolds in regenerative medicine 24. Developing targeted biocomposites in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine 25. Ethical issues affecting the use of biocomposites 26. Regulatory issues ...

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Professor Luigi Ambrosio is a Research Director at the Institute for Polymers, Composites and Biomaterials, Italy. He is a renowned scientist with expertise in biomedical composites and has published over 300 papers in international scientific journals and books, 16 patents, 150 invited lectures and over 400 presentations at international and national conferences.

Klappentext

Biomedical Composites, Second Edition, provides revised, expanded, and updated content suitable for those active in the biomaterials and bioengineering field. Three new chapters cover modeling of biocomposites, 3D printing of customized scaffolds, and constructs and regulatory issues. Chapters from the first edition have been revised in order to provide up-to-date, comprehensive coverage of developments in the field.

Part One discusses the fundamentals of biocomposites, with Part Two detailing a wide range of applications of biocomposites. Chapters in Part Three discuss the biocompatibility, mechanical behavior, and failure of biocomposites, while the final section looks at the future for biocomposites.

Professor Luigi Ambrosio is the Director of the Institute for Composite and Biomedical Materials, Italy. He is a renowned scientist with expertise in biomedical composites and has published over 150 papers in international scientific journals and books, 16 patents, and over 250 presentations at international and national conferences.

Inhalt

Part 1 Introduction to biocomposites
1. Natural composites: structure-property relationships in bone, cartilage, ligament and tendons

2. Design and fabrication of biocomposites
3. Hard tissue applications of biocomposites

4. Soft tissue applications of biocomposites

   Part 2 Particular applications of biocomposites
   5. Composite materials for bone repair

5. Composite coatings for implants and tissue engineering scaffolds
6. Composite materials for spinal implants
7. Composites for dental applications (New chapter: Composites of dense collagen gels as tissue models)
8. Acrylic bone cements for joint replacement
9. Composite materials for replacement of ligaments and tendons
10. Injectable composites for bone repair
11. Composite materials for hip joint prostheses
12. Harnessing the properties of fiber-reinforced composites in the design of tissue-engineered scaffolds

13. 3D printing of customized biocomposite scaffolds and structures

    Part 3 Biocompatibility, mechanical behaviour and failure of biocomposites
    15. The challenge of biocompatibility evaluation of biocomposites

14. Cellular response to biocomposites
15. Testing the in vivo biocompatibility of biocomposites
16. The mechanics of biocomposites
17. Tribology of biocomposites
18. Fatigue behaviour of biocomposites

19. Modelling biocomposites

    Part 4 The future for biocomposites
    22. Nanostructured biocomposites for tissue engineering scaffolds

20. Developing biocomposites as scaffolds in regenerative medicine
21. Developing targeted biocomposites in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine
22. Ethical issues affecting the use of biocomposites
23. Regulatory issues