Biomedical Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
CHAPTER
5
Biomaterials
Liisa T. Kuhn, PhD
With contributions from Katharine Merritt, PhD, and Stanley Brown, EngD
OUTLINE
5.1 Materials in Medicine: From
Prosthetics to Regeneration
5.6 Safety Testing and Regulation of
Biomaterials
220
258
5.2 Biomaterials: Types, Properties,
and Their Applications
5.7 Application-Specific Strategies
for the Design and Selection of
Biomaterials
221
263
5.3 Lessons from Nature on
Biomaterial Design and Selection 236
5.8 Exercises
269
5.4 Tissue-Biomaterial Interactions
240
Suggested Readings
270
5.5 Biomaterials Processing Techniques
for Guiding Tissue Repair and
Regeneration
250
AT THE CONCLUSION OF THIS CHAPTER, STUDENTS WILL BE
ABLE TO:
Understand the complexity of natural tissue
structure that biomaterials scientists seek to
replace with biomaterials.
Describe several different types of biological
responses to implanted materials.
Understand the benefits and differences
among the various classes of biomaterials
used in medicine.
Design bio-inspired medical device features
to enhance or modify cellular interactions.
Explain a variety of methods to fabricate
scaffolds for tissue engineering.
Understand the rationale for selecting
particular chemistries and structures
for several different medical product
applications.
Know where to find the appropriate testing
protocols to demonstrate medical product
safety.
