Biotextiles as Medical Implants (Woodhead Publishing Series in Textiles, Band 113) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1845694392 ISBN 13: 9781845694395

Verlag: Woodhead Publishing, 2013

Inhaltsangabe

Textiles play a vital role in the manufacture of various medical devices, including the replacement of diseased, injured or non-functioning organs within the body. Biotextiles as medical implants provides an invaluable single source of information on the main types of textile materials and products used for medical implants. The first part of the book focuses on polymers, fibers and textile technologies, and these chapters discuss the manufacture, sterilization, properties and types of biotextiles used for medical applications, including nanofibers, resorbable polymers and shaped biotextiles. The chapters in part two provide a comprehensive discussion of a range of different clinical applications of biotextiles, including surgical sutures, arterial prostheses, stent grafts, percutaneous heart valves and drug delivery systems.This book provides a concise review of the technologies, properties and types of biotextiles used as medical devices. In addition, it addresses the biological dimension of how to design devices for different clinical applications, providing an invaluable reference for biomedical engineers of medical textiles, quality control and risk assessment specialists, as well as managers of regulatory affairs. The subject matter will also be of interest to professionals within the healthcare system including surgeons, nurses, therapists, sourcing and purchasing agents, researchers and students in different disciplines.

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Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Martin W. King is Professor of Biotextiles and Textile Technology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, USA, and Chaired Professor of Medical Textiles, Donghua University, Shanghai, China

Dr Bhupender S. Gupta is Professor of Textile Engineering, Chemistry and Science at North Carolina State University, USA. Professor Gupta is internationally renowned for his research in textile science.

Robert Guidoin is Professor of Surgery (Biomaterials) working in the CHU Research Centre oriented towards Regenerative Medicine, Laval University, Quebec City, Canada.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Woodhead Publishing
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2013
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1845694392
• ISBN 13: 9781845694395
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 704
• Herausgeber: King M W, Gupta B S, Guidoin R
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