Mallick presents this review for biomedical researchers and engineers on materials used to replace bone. Part one introduces the desired properties of substitute biomaterials, including the ability to drive mineralization or be resorbed into tissue, and the bone mechanics with which materials must interact. Part two discusses several classes of materials used as scaffolds and implants, including ceramics, titanium-based foams, and multifunctional materials. Finally part three addresses the use of biological and pseudo-biological materials to augment natural repair and regeneration processes, including cartilage grafts, chitosan, synthetic polymers, and whole or extracted marine organisms. Annotation ©2015 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
Bone substitute biomaterials are fundamental to the biomedical sector, and have recently benefitted from extensive research and technological advances aimed at minimizing failure rates and reducing the need for further surgery. This book reviews these developments, with a particular focus on the desirable properties for bone substitute materials and their potential to encourage bone repair and regeneration.
Part I covers the principles of bone substitute biomaterials for medical applications. One chapter reviews the quantification of bone mechanics at the whole-bone, micro-scale, and non-scale levels, while others discuss biomineralization, osteoductivization, materials to fill bone defects, and bioresorbable materials. Part II focuses on biomaterials as scaffolds and implants, including multi-functional scaffolds, bioceramics, and titanium-based foams. Finally, Part III reviews further materials with the potential to encourage bone repair and regeneration, including cartilage grafts, chitosan, inorganic polymer composites, and marine organisms.
- Provides a detailed and accurate overview of the bone substitute biomaterials, a fundamental part of the biomaterials and biomedical sector
- Provides readers with the principles of bone substitute biomaterials
- Reviews biomaterials for bone regeneration
