Orthopedic Biomaterials: Advances and Applications

ISBN-13: 9783030088309 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 621 str.

Bingyun Li; Thomas Webster

Spis treści

- Orthopedic Applications of Silver and Silver Nanoparticles. - Composite Orthopedic Fixation Devices. - Formulation and evaluation of nanoenhanced anti-bacterial calcium phosphate bone cements. - Calcium phosphate coatings for metallic orthopedic biomaterials. - Development of biodegradable Zn-based medical implants. - Coatings for magnesium-based implants. - Biodegradable metals for orthopedic applications. - Collagen-based scaffolds for bone tissue engineering. - Biomimetic orthopedic materials. - Novel composites for human meniscus replacement. - Materials for Orthopaedic Applications. - PEEK Titanium Composite (PTC) for Spinal Implants. - Nanotechnology for Reducing Orthopedic Implant Infections: Synthesis, Characterization, and Properties. - Poly(ethylene glycol) and Co-polymers Based–hydrogel for Craniofacial Bone Tissue Engineering. - Orthopaedic nanomaterials: From tissue engineering for bone regeneration, to nanotoxicity. - Bone Grafts and Bone Substitutes for Bone Defect Management. - Hydroxyapatite: design with nature. - Advances in Bearing Materials for Total Artificial Hip Arthroplasty. - Biomaterial-mediated drug delivery in primary and metastatic cancers of the bone. - Antimicrobial peptides for orthopaedic applications.

O autorze

Bingyun Li is a full Professor with tenure at School of Medicine West Virginia University. He is a member of the Society for Biomaterials (SFB), Orthopedic Research Society (ORS), American Society for Microbiology (ASM), Materials Research Society (MRS), American Chemical Society (ACS), International Chinese Musculoskeletal Research Society (ICMRS), and Chinese Association for Biomaterials (CAB). Professor Li has served as topic chair of Infection and Inflammation of the ORS Program Committee, vice-chair and chair of Orthopedic Biomaterials Special Interest Group of SFB, Chief Editor of ICMRS Newsletter, and inaugural treasurer of CAB. Professor Li’s research focuses on advanced materials, nanomedicine, infection, immunology, and drug delivery. He has supervised 84 trainees, and his lab group has published more than 76 peer-reviewed articles, nine book chapters, 12 provisional/full patents, and 122 abstracts. Professor Li has given 48 invited talks and has received multiple prestigious awards including the Berton Rahn Prize from AO Foundation, the Pfizer Best Scientific Paper Award from Asia Pacific Orthopedic Association, and the Collaborative Exchange Award from Orthopedic Research Society.

Thomas Webster is the Chemical Engineering Department Chair and Art Zafiropoulo Endowed Chair at Northeastern University. Prof. Webster has graduated 144 students. His lab group published 9 textbooks, 48 book chapters, 403 articles, and 32 provisional/full patents. Prof. Webster has received numerous honors: 2012, Fellow, American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering; 2013, Fellow, Biomedical Engineering Society; 2015, Wenzhou 580 Award; 2015, Zheijang 1000 Talent Program; 2016, IMRC Chinese Academy of Science Lee-Hsun Lecture Award; 2016, Fellow, Biomaterials Science and Engineering; and 2016, Acta Biomaterialia Silver Award. He also frequently appears on the BBC, NBC, ABC, Fox, National Geographic, Discovery Channel and many other news outlets talking about science. Prof. Webster was also recently inducted as a Fellow into the National Academy of Inventors based on the formation of 11 companies with 4 FDA approved products in orthopedics.

Blurb

This book covers the latest advances, applications, and challenges in orthopedic biomaterials. Topics covered include materials for orthopedic applications, including nanomaterials, biomimetic materials, calcium phosphates, polymers, biodegradable metals, bone grafts/implants, and biomaterial-mediated drug delivery. Absorbable orthopedic biomaterials and challenges related to orthopedic biomaterials are covered in detail. This is an ideal book for graduate and undergraduate students, researchers, and professionals working with orthopedic biomaterials and tissue engineering.

 

This book also:

Describes biodegradable metals for orthopedic applications, such as Zn-based medical implants

Thoroughly covers various materials for orthopedic applications, including absorbable orthopedic biomaterials with a focus on polymers

Details the state-of-the-art research on orthopedic nanomaterials and nanotechnology