Biosurfaces: A Materials Science and Engineering Perspective

Ideal as a graduate textbook, this title is aimed at helping design effective biomaterials,taking into account the complex interactions that occur at the interface when a synthetic material is inserted into a living system. Surface reactivity, biochemistry,substrates, cleaning, preparation, and coatings are presented, with numerous case studies and applications throughout.

Highlights include:

• Starts with concepts and works up to real-life applications such as implantable devices, medical devices, prosthetics, and drug delivery technology
• Addresses surface reactivity, requirements for surface coating, cleaning and preparation techniques, and characterization
• Discusses the biological response to coatings
• Addresses biomaterial-tissue interaction
• Incorporates nanomechanical properties and processing strategies

Keywords: Biosurfaces; biomaterials; materials; engineering topics, Surface & Colloid Chemistry, Properties of Materials, Surface & Colloid Chemistry, Properties of Materials