9780849339592 | 4th edition (CRC Pr I Llc, December 23, 2005), cover price $115.95 |
About this edition: Bioengineers need a thorough grounding in biocompatibility - the biological performance of materials.
9780824771065 | 3 rev exp edition (Marcel Dekker Inc, July 1, 1999), cover price $92.95 |
About this edition: A balanced approach to understanding the response of living tissues and systems to manufactured biomaterials and the effect of life processes on the properties and behaviour of successful and unsuccessful biomaterials.
9780824784393 | 2 sub edition (Marcel Dekker Inc, September 1, 1992), cover price $145.00 |
About this edition: The second edition of this text and reference contains: a chapter on the design and selection of biomaterials for specific applications; new data on drug release as an example of leaching, as well as the effects of surface treatment of biomaterials and surface succession of serum proteins; additional details on mechanical degradation of composite materials, and the mechanisms and kinetics of absorbable materials; recent information on the complement system and relative contributions of chemical, mechanical and electrical factors to local host response; current legal and regulatory developments, such as the Safe Medical Device Act (1990); a new section on mechanisms of metal management in vivo and on chromium metabolism; and chapters on properties of widely-used biomaterials, and on recognizing clinical symptoms referable to biomaterials.