INTRODUCTION TO BIOCERAMICS, AN (Advanced Ceramics) - Hardcover

9789810214005: INTRODUCTION TO BIOCERAMICS, AN (Advanced Ceramics)

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9810214006 ISBN 13: 9789810214005

Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company, 1993

Ceramic materials that are specially developed for use as medical and dental implants are termed bioceramics. They include alumina and zirconia, bioactive glasses, glass-ceramics, coatings and composites, hydroxyapatite and resorbable calcium phosphates, and radiotherapy glasses. This is the first textbook in a field which is growing rapidly in clinical applications including orthopedics, otolaryngology, maxillo-facial and plastic surgery, oral surgery, periodontology, and tumor therapy. Fourteen chapters, written by world experts, describe the processing, compositions, properties, surface chemistry, tissue response, and clinical applications. There are also chapters on characterization and quality assurance testing, and the procedures that must be followed to satisfy regulatory requirements. A forecast of the future needs of the field and Appendices that summarize the relevant standards and test methods complete this unique book. The purpose of the book is to summarize and synthesize the very large and disparate body of literature in the field. Thus, it is easy to use as a textbook for an undergraduate or first year graduate course, or short industrial course, or as a reference source.

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From Scientific American:

"... this book not only is an introduction to biomaterials, but provides a balance between theory, qualitative and quantitative analysis and the techniques to do so, and invivo performance (both animal and human). It is an excellent introduction for the neophyte who wants exposure to the spectrum of ceramic-based materials of contemporary interest. To those experienced in the field, the book is not only rich in description and pertinent references, but provides valuable insight in other material disciplines. This book is well worth the investment, as it educates the reader as to where we have been, where we are and where we are headed in the future."

Review:

"The book has summarized and synthesized the very large and disparate body of literature in the field. It can be used as a basic text book for undergraduate and first year graduate courses. It can also serve as a basic source book for researchers and clinicians involved in implants and prosthetic devices." -- High Tech Ceramics News,1994

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