Rosen Y., Elman N. (Eds.) Biomaterials Science: An Integrated Clinical and Engineering Approach

CRC Press, 2012. — 320 p.Going far beyond the coverage in most standard books on the subject, Biomaterials Science: An Integrated Clinical and Engineering Approach offers a solid overview of the use of biomaterials in medical devices, drug delivery, and tissue engineering.
Combining discussion of materials science and engineering perspectives with clinical aspects, this book emphasizes integration of clinical and engineering approaches. In particular, it explores various applications of biomaterials in fields including tissue engineering, neurosurgery, hemocompatibility, BioMEMS, nanoparticle-based drug delivery, dental implants, and obstetrics/gynecology.The book engages those engineers and physicians who are applying biomaterials at various levels to:
Increase the rate of successful deployment of biomaterials in humans;
Lower the side-effects of such a deployment in humans;
Accumulate knowledge and experience for improving current methodologies;
Incorporate information and understanding relevant to future challenges, such as permanent artificial organ transplants.Using a variety of contributors from both the clinical and engineering sides of the fields mentioned above, this book stands apart by emphasizing a need for the often lacking approach that integrates these two equally important aspects.