Precious Metals for Biomedical Applications (Woodhead Publishing Series in Biomaterials) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0857094343 ISBN 13: 9780857094346

Verlag: Woodhead Publishing, 2014

Inhaltsangabe

Precious metals and semi-precious metals are used for an increasing number of medical applications due to the properties of these metals and their alloys. Precious Metals for Biomedical Applications reviews the properties of precious metals and their resulting applications in medicine.

Part one outlines the fundamentals of precious metals for biomedical applications, discussing their useful properties, such as biocompatibility and corrosion resistance. Part two goes on to provide an overview of the applications of precious metals in biomedicine, including dental, therapeutic, tissue engineering, and bioimaging applications. It discusses the advantages of the structure and properties of precious metals for these applications.

Precious Metals for Biomedical Applications is a key reference for material scientists and academics concerned with the properties and uses of these metals.

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Niklaus Baltzer is Head of Materials Development at Cendres+Métaux, Switzerland

Thierry Copponnex is Director of Development at Cendres+Métaux, Switzerland

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Precious metals and semi precious metals are used for an increasing number of medical applications due to the properties of these metals and their alloys. Precious metals for biomedical applications will provide a review of the properties of precious metals and their resulting applications in medicine.

Part I outlines the fundamentals of precious metals for biomedical applications, discussing their useful properties such as biocompatibility and corrosion resistance. Part II goes on to provide an overview of the applications of precious metals in biomedicine, including dental, therapeutic, tissue engineering and bioimaging applications. It discusses the advantages of the structure and properties of precious metals for these applications.

Precious metals for biomedical applications is a standard reference for material scientists and academics concerned with the properties and uses of these metals.

Niklaus Baltzer is Head of Materials Development at Cendres+Métaux, Switzerland. Thierry Copponnex is Director of Development at Cendres+Métaux, Switzerland.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Woodhead Publishing
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2014
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0857094343
• ISBN 13: 9780857094346
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 236
• Herausgeber: Baltzer Niklaus, Copponnex Thierry
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
• Verantwortliche Person: Nicht verfügbar