Title Biomaterials : A Tantalus Experience Author(s) Helsen, Jozef A;Missirlis, Yannis Publication Berlin, Heidelberg, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2010. Description XVI, 340 p : online resource Abstract Note Replacement of a failing hip joint or other defective organs in the human body by artificial ???spare parts??? has significantly improved our quality of life. These spare parts have to meet a wide spectrum of mechanical, chemical and design requirements. ??In this book, the properties and selection of materials for such `spare parts??? are deduced from case studies at the start of each chapter. Hard tissue replacements (joints, long bones, dental), soft tissue (heart valves) and tissue engineering are included. The chapters also detail the three generic classes of materials: alloys (including shape memory alloys), ceramics & glasses and polymers. Separate chapters are devoted to the toxicity of implants, the metals zirconium(-zirconium oxide), tantalum, niobium and metallic glasses, soluble metals and Rapid Prototyping techniques for the fabrication of custom made prostheses.?? The book concludes by a chapter on water as water is always ???there??? and conditions the interaction between body and implant. Water is the very matrix of life on earth. ????A peculiarity of the book is its ???perspective view???, meaning that the authors looked behind the present biomaterials??? d??cor and included historical backgrounds (real and mythological), future developments, and the relation to nature (plants and geology) ISBN,Price 9783642125324 Keyword(s) 1. Biological and Medical Physics, Biophysics 2. BIOLOGICAL PHYSICS 3. Biomaterials 4. Biomedical engineering 5. Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering 6. BIOPHYSICS 7. EBOOK 8. EBOOK - SPRINGER 9. LIFE SCIENCES 10. Life Sciences, general 11. Orthopedics Item Type eBook Multi-Media Links Please Click here for eBook Circulation Data Accession#   Call# Status Issued To Return Due On Physical Location I07184     On Shelf