Biomedical Devices: Design, Prototyping, and Manufacturing

Biomedical Devices: Design, Prototyping, and Manufacturing features fundamental discussions of all facets of materials processing and manufacturing processes across a wide range of medical devices and artificial tissues.

• Represents the first compilation of information on the design, prototyping, and manufacture of medical devices into one volume
• Offers in-depth coverage of medical devices, beginning with an introductory overview through to the design, manufacture, and applications
• Features examples of a variety of medical applications of devices, including biopsy micro forceps, micro-needle arrays, wrist implants, spinal spacers, and fixtures 
• Provides students, doctors, scientists, and technicians interested in the development and applications of medical devices the ideal reference source

Tugrul Özel is the Director of Manufacturing & Automation Research Laboratory and a Professor in the Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering at Rutgers University in the USA.

Paulo Bártolo is Chair of Advanced Manufacturing Processes, Director of the Manchester Biomanufacturing Centre, and a Professor at the School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering, University of Manchester in the UK.

Elisabetta Ceretti is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at the University of Brescia in Italy.

Joaquim De Ciurana Gay is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Construction at the University of Girona in Spain.

Ciro Angel Rodriguez is Director of the Center of Innovation and Strategic Products Design and a Professor at Tecnológico de Monterrey in Mexico.

Jorge Vicente Lopes Da Silva is Director of the Center for Information Technology Renato Archer in Brasil.