Biomaterials for Bone Regeneration: Novel Techniques and Applications (Woodhead Publishing Series in Biomaterials)
By Unknown Author.
Description
Novel Biomaterials for Bone Regeneration provides a comprehensive review of currently available biomaterials and how they can be applied in bone regeneration. In recent decades, there has been a shift from the idea of using biomaterials as passive substitutes for damaged bones towards the concept of biomaterials as aids for the regeneration of a host's own bone tissue. This has generated an important field of research and a range of technological developments. Part one of this book discusses a wide range of materials, including calcium phosphate cements, hydrogels, biopolymers, synthe...
ISBN(s)
0857098047, 9780857098047