Publisher's Synopsis
Biomaterials are materials used in close or direct contact with the body to augment or replace faulty materials. Bioengineering is the application of the life sciences, physical sciences, mathematics and engineering principles to define and solve problems in biology, medicine, health care and other fields. The text Biomaterials and Bioengineering Handbook examines both research and clinical issues surrounding traditional and emerging biomaterials from a variety of professional perspectives. First chapter reports a systematic evaluation of two commercial cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) tubings, each with a hemocompatible coating, and one uncoated control. In second chapter, we present the synthesis and characterization of HAp materials from different sources like bovine bone and fish scales and their application in tissue engineering. Third chapter focuses on silk-based biomaterials and reviews the degradation behaviors of silk materials. Fourth chapter presents the synthesis and characterization of organoboron, PEO branched and FA complexed derivatives of PPA and investigation of their antitumor activity toward HeLa and Fibroblast cells by using a combination of various biochemical, statistical and microscopy methods. The aim of fifth chapter is to generate magnetic biomaterials whose mechanical properties can be controlled by noncontact magnetic forces. In sixth chapter, we demonstrate a TIPS-based efficient, facile and adaptable methodology, hereby termed as Dip TIPS, to obtain the polymer foams with a controlled shape, size and pore design. Seventh chapter aims to gather and report the bioengineering insights regarding the rebinding (adsorption) using MIPs along with discussion for the importance of the models for fitting. Eighth chapter focuses on biomaterials for cardiac tissue engineering. Last chapter discusses the use of carbon nanotube (CNT) based nanocomposites for biomedical applications, particularly in the area of orthopaedic bone cement used in joint replacement surgery.