Surface Coating and Modification of Metallic Biomaterials (Woodhead Publishing Series in Biomaterials) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1782423036 ISBN 13: 9781782423034

Publisher: Woodhead Publishing, 2015

Synopsis

Despite advances in alternative materials, metals are still the biomaterial of choice for a number of clinical applications such as dental, orthopedic and cardiac implants. However, there are a number of intrinsic problems associated with implanting metal in the biological environment, such as wear, corrosion, biocompatibility and toxicity, which must be addressed. Modern technology has enabled scientists to modify metal surfaces or apply special coatings to metals to improve their performance safety. Surface Coating and Modification of Metallic Biomaterials will discuss the most important modification techniques and coatings for metals, first covering the fundamentals of metals as a biomaterial and then exploring surface modification techniques and coatings.

• An expansive overview of surface modification techniques for biomedical use
• In-depth exploration of issues arising from metal biomaterial use
• Includes examples of applications in a clinical setting

About this title

About the Author

Cuie joined RMIT University as a Professor of Biomaterials Engineering in 2014 and she has been appointed Distinguished Professor in 2015. She was Professor of Surface Engineering at Swinburne University of Technology from 2010 to 2014. She worked at Deakin University from 2003 to 2010 as Research Fellow, Senior Researcher and Associate Professor.
Cuie has published over 400 peer reviewed articles with an h-index 51 and citations over 9919 (Google Scholar). Cuie has supervised 10 postdoctoral research projects and 28 post graduate students to completion. She is an editorial board member for the journals of Acta Biomaterialia, Bioactive Materials, and International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing. Her research interests include new biocompatible titanium, magnesium, iron, zinc and their alloys and scaffolds for biomedical applications, surface modification, nanostructured metals, alloys and composites, metal foams and nanolaminates.

From the Back Cover

Despite advances in alternative materials, metals are still the biomaterial of choice for a number of clinical applications such as dental, orthopaedic and cardiac implants. However, there are a number of intrinsic problems associated with implanting metal in the biological environment such as wear, corrosion, biocompatibility and toxicity which must be addressed. Modern technology has enabled scientists to modify metal surfaces or apply special coatings to metals to improve the performance safety of these biomaterials.

This book discusses the most important modification techniques and coatings for metals. Part one covers Fundamentals of surface coating and modification of metallic biomaterials. Part two Surface modification techniques for metallic biomaterials and Part three Applications of surface modification and coatings

Cuie Wen is Professor of Surface Engineering at Swinburne University of Technolog. Cuie’s research has led to over 240 peer–reviewed original publications in total and these publications have been cited for over 1800 times with an h–index 19.

Cuie’s research interests include metallic biomaterials, surface coating/modification of metals and alloys, development of porous metallic biomaterials (Ti, Mg, and their alloys and composites), porous metals for light weight structures (Ti, Al, Mg and their alloys), batteries, nanolaminates and nanostructured metals, alloys and composites with physical and mechanical properties.

Edition details

• Publisher: Woodhead Publishing
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1782423036
• ISBN 13: 9781782423034
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 448
• Editor: Wen Cuie