Biomedical Textiles for Orthopaedic and Surgical Applications: Fundamentals, Applications and Tissue Engineering (Woodhead Publishing Series in Biomaterials)

Recent concerns over the possible effects of metal-on-metal orthopaedic implants and the evolution of more natural structures made from fibre have made medical device manufacturers consider the potential of fibre. Textiles offer the potential to replace traditional materials with novel fibres which are more suitable for many load bearing applications. Orthopaedics, in particular, is embracing textile technology for repairing, replacing, and regenerating integral pieces of the skeletal system and its associated components. This important new book will provide readers with a comprehensive overview of the role biomedical textiles can play in the orthopaedic field. Chapters in part one will discuss the fundamentals of textiles for orthopaedic applications. Part two will cover textiles for implantable orthopaedic applications whilst the final set of chapters will discuss the role of textiles in orthopaedic tissue engineering.

• Provides a comprehensive overview of the role biomedical textiles can play in the orthopaedic field

Recent concerns over the possibe effects of metal-on-metal orthopaedic implants and the evolution of more natural structures made from fibres have made medical device manufacturers consider them as potential implant materials. Textiles offer the potential to replace traditional materials with novel fibres which are more suitable for many load bearing operations. Othopaedics, in particular, is embracing textile technolgy for repairing, replacing, and regenerating integral pieces of the skeletal system and its associated components.

Biomedical Textiles for Orthopaedic Applications will provide readers with a comprehensive overview of the role biomedical textiles can play in the orthopaedic field. The book covers such topics as embroidery technolgy for hard tissue scaffolds, nonwoven scaffolds for bone regeneration, bioabsorbable fabrics for musculoskeletal scaffolds and ACL prostheses using biotextiles, amongst others.

Biomedical Textiles for Orthopaedic Applications is a useful reference resource for R&D managers in the biomaterials and biomedical textile industries, postgraduate students and academic researchers in biomaterials, particularly those concerned with orthopaedic, tendon and ligament tissue engineering.

Todd Blair has many years of industry experience and is currently Sales and Marketing Manager at Biomedical Structures LLC, USA.