The text lays out the fundamental science of metallic biomaterials, their bulk and surface properties, the fundamental features of the bulk and surface structures and the properties of these materials as they relate to the design and performance of metallic medical devices. Interactions between the metal and the biological environment are defined and discussed (Corrosion and Biocompatibility), and the effects of loading (stresses and strains, motions, tribology, fatigue, fracture), corrosion, and biological processes including adsorption and cell interactions) are described from fundamental...