Maintaining quality of life in an ageing population is one of the great challenges of the 21st Century. This book and collection of illustrated CD lectures summarises how this challenge is being met by multi-disciplinary developments of specialty biomaterials, devices, artificial organs and in-vitro growth of human cells as tissue engineered constructs.
Biomaterials, Artificial Organs and Tissue Engineering is intended for use as a textbook in a one semester course for upper level BS, MS and Meng students. The 25 chapters are organized in 5 parts: Part 1 provides an introduction to living and man-made materials for the non-specialist; Part 2 is an overview of clinical applications of various biomaterials and devices; Part 3 summarises the bioengineering principles, materials and designs used in artificial organs; Part 4 presents the concepts, cell techniques, scaffold materials and applications of tissue engineering; Part 5 provides an overview of the complex socio-economic factors involved in technology based healthcare, including regulatory controls, technology transfer processes and ethical issues. Each chapter is supplemented with illustrated Power Point lectures and study questions in an easy to use CD to aid the reader in self-paced instruction.
PART 1 INTRODUCTION TO MATERIALS (LIVING AND NON-LIVING)
Metals
Ceramics
Polymers
Biocomposites
Cells and tissues
Inflammation and wound healing
PART 2 CLINICAL NEEDS AND CONCEPTS OF REPAIR
The skeletal system
The cardiovascular system
Biomedical polymers
Biomedical hydrogels
PART 3 APPLICATIONS
Repair of skeletal tissues
Joint replacement
Artificial organs
Mass transport processes in artificial organs
Artificial exchange systems
Cardiovascular assist systems
PART 4 TISSUE ENGINEERING
Introduction to tissue engineering
Scaffolds for tissue engineering
A guide to basic cell culture and applications in biomaterials and tissue engineering
Immunochemical techniques in tissue engineering and biomaterial science
Clinical applications of tissue engineering
PART 5 SOCIETAL, REGULATORY AND ETHICAL ISSUES
Regulatory classification of biomaterials and medical devices
Technology transfer
Ethical issues