Biofilms and Implantable Medical Devices: Infection and Control
Language: English
Published by Elsevier, 2016
Series: Book 167 of 344 - Woodhead Publishing Series in Biomaterials
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- Title
- Biofilms and Implantable Medical Devices: Infection and Control
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Publication year
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 008100382X
- ISBN 13
- 9780081003824
- Series
- Book 167 of 344: Woodhead Publishing Series in Biomaterials
Biofilms and Implantable Medical Devices: Infection and Control explores the increasing use of permanent and semi-permanent implants and indwelling medical devices. As an understanding of the growth and impact of biofilm formation on these medical devices and biomaterials is vital for protecting the health of the human host, this book provides readers with a comprehensive treatise on biofilms and their relationship with medical devices, also reporting on infections and associated strategies for prevention.
- Provides useful information on the fundamentals of biofilm problems in medical devices
- Discusses biofilm problems in a range of medical devices
- Focuses on strategies for prevention of biofilm formation
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About the Author
Mr. Wei Lv is a graduate student in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of South Dakota (USD). He received his Master’s degree in Biomedical Engineering from the University of South Dakota in 2012 and a Bachelor’s degree in Biotechnology from Heilongjiang University, China in 2009. He has around five years of experience in the development of antimicrobial technologies, including Chitosan, quaternary ammonium and N-halamines biomaterials, etc. His researches have been published in peer-reviewed journals, including Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A, Journal of Materials Science, and Biomaromolecules. His works have also been exhibited in a variety of national and international conferences. His current major research interests are focused on developing antimicrobial biomaterials for drug delivery, tissue engineering scaffolds and biomedical implants and devices. In addition, he has been invited to review manuscripts for leading journals, such as PLOS ONE and Nature Communications. He is a recipient of USD Research & Creative Activity Grants in 2014. He has been serving as a USD student chapter of the Society for Biomaterials committee member since 2010. Currently, He is the Chair for the USD student chapter of the Society for Biomaterials.
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