Surface Engineered Surgical Tools and Medical Devices
Author | : Mark J. Jackson |
Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 595 |
Release | : 2007-07-05 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780387270265 |
ISBN-13 | : 0387270264 |
Rating | : 4/5 (65 Downloads) |
Download or read book Surface Engineered Surgical Tools and Medical Devices written by Mark J. Jackson and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-07-05 with total page 595 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Medical devices and surgical tools that contain micro and nanoscale features allow surgeons to perform clinical procedures with greater precision and safety while monitoring physiological and biomechanical parameters more accurately. While surgeons have started to master the use of nanostructured surgical tools in the operating room, this book addresses for the first time the impact and interaction of nanomaterials and nanostructured coatings in a comprehensive manner. Surface Engineered Surgical Tools and Medical Devices presents the latest information and techniques in the emerging field of surface engineered biomedical devices and surgical tools, and analyzes the interaction between nanotechnology, nanomaterials, and tools for surgical applications. Chapters of the book describe developments in coatings for heart valves, stents, hip and knee joints, cardiovascular devices, orthodontic applications, and regenerative materials such as bone substitutes. Chapters are also dedicated to the performance of surgical tools and dental tools and describe how nanostructured surfaces can be created for the purposes of improving cell adhesion between medical devices and the human body.