Durability and Reliability of Medical Polymers (Woodhead Publishing Series in Biomaterials) - Hardcover

Mike Jenkins

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1845699297 ISBN 13: 9781845699291

Publisher: Woodhead Publishing Ltd, 2012

Synopsis

Given the widespread use of polymers in medical devices, the durability and reliability of this material in use is an area of critical importance. Durability and reliability of medical polymers reviews the performance of both bioresorbable and non-bioresorbable medical polymers.

Key Features: comprehensively examines the performance of both bioresorbable and non-bioresorbable medical polymers; discusses the processing of bioresorbable and other polymers for medical applications, before reviewing the degradation of bioresorbable medical polymers; explores the durability and reliability of non-bioresorbable medical polymers and discusses wear processes in polymer implants and ageing processes of biomedical polymers in the body.

Contents: Part 1 Types and properties of bioresorbable medical polymers: Types of bioresorbable polymers for medical applications; The effect of molecular structure on the properties of biomedical polymers; Processing of bioresorbable and other polymers for medical applications; Understanding transport phenomena and degradation of bioresorbable medical polymers; Synthetic bioresorbable polymers; Using synthetic bioresorbable polymers for orthopaedic tissue regeneration. Part 2 Aspects of durability and reliability of non-bioresorbable medical polymers: Wear processes in polymer implants; Ageing processes of biomedical polymers in the body; The failure of synthetic polymeric medical devices; Manufacturing defects in polymeric medical devices.

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About the Author

Mike Jenkins is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Engineering at the University of Birmingham, UK. Dr Jenkins has published widely in the field of polymers. Artemis Stamboulis is a Senior Lecturer in Biomaterials and Nanomaterials at the University of Birmingham's School of Metallurgy and Materials. Dr Stamboulis has published over 40 research papers in international scientific journals and is an active member of many national and international societies.

Edition details

• Publisher: Woodhead Publishing Ltd
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1845699297
• ISBN 13: 9781845699291
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 296
• Editor: Mike Jenkins, Artemis Stamboulis