Handbook of Active Materials for Medical Devices: Advances and Applications

ISBN-13: 9789814303361 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 550 str.

Andres Diaz Lantada

Opis

This book covers biodevices, mainly implantable or quirurgical, for the diagnosis or treatment of different pathologies, which benefit from the use of active materials as sensors or actuators. Such active or "intelligent" materials are capable of responding in a controlled way to different external physical or chemical stimuli by changing some of their properties. These materials can be used to design and develop sensors, actuators, and multifunctional systems with a large number of applications for developing biodevices and medical appliances. Current work on these fields entails problems related to synthesis, characterization, modeling, simulation, processing, and prototyping technologies, as well as device testing and validation, all of which are treated in depth in this book, for the several types of active or intelligent materials covered. The research presented in this book helps further development of medical devices, based on the additional functionalities that the use of active or "intelligent" materials, both as sensors and actuators, supplies. The main results exposed may help with the industrial expansion of this kind of materials as part of more complex systems.

Recenzje

"This book is an excellent summary of the up-to-date knowledge on　currently available and future active materials for medical applications. The research-oriented structure and content of the book makes it unique and one of a kind."
—Prof. Emilio Bautista Paz - Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain

Spis treści

Introduction to Product Development and Systematic Methodologies. General Considerations for Developing Medical Devices. Active Materials in Medical Devices. Shape Memory Alloys for Biodevices. Shape Memory Polymers for Biodevices. Electroactive Polymers as Actuators for Biodevices. Electroactive Polymers as Sensors for Biodevices. Pyroelectric Materials for Biodevices. Active Ceramics for Biodevices. Magnetically Active Materials for Biodevices. Optoactive and Photoactive Materials for Biodevices. Hydroactive Materials for Biodevices. Microstructured Active Materials in Biodevices. Nanostructured Active Materials in Biodevices. Novel Techniques, Methods and Processes for Active Materials in Biodevices. A Proposal for Structured Development Methodology.