TY - BOOK AU - Ratner,B.D. TI - Biomaterials science : : an introduction to materials in medicine / SN - 9780123746269 (hbk.) PY - 2013/// CY - Amsterdam ; , Boston : , Boston : PB - Elsevier/Academic Press, KW - Biomedical materials KW - Biocompatible materials N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Preface -- How to Use This Text -- Introduction -- Part 1. Materials Science and Engineering -- Section 1.1. Properties of Materials -- Sec tion 1.2. Classes of Materials Used in Medicine -- Part 2. Biology and Medicine -- Section 2.1. Some Background Concepts -- Section 2.2. Host Reactions to Biomaterials and Their Evaluation -- Section 2.3. Biologic al Testing of Biomaterials -- Section 2.4. Degradation of Materials in the Biological Environment -- Section 2.5. Applications of Biomaterials -- Section 2.6. Applications of Biomaterials in Functional Tissue Engi neering -- Part 3. Practical Aspects of Biomaterials -- Section 3.1. Im plants, Devices, and Biomaterials: Special Considerations -- Section 3. 2. Voluntary Standards, Regulatory Compliance and Non-Technical Issues -- Appendix A: Properties of Biological Fluids -- Appendix B: Propertie s of Soft Materials -- Appendix C: Chemical Compositions of Metals Used for Implants -- Appendix D: The Biomaterials Literature ER -