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LIFE-ENHANCING PLASTICS: PLASTICS AND OTHER MATERIALS IN MEDICAL APPLICATIONS
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| By: |
Anthony Holmes-Walker |
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Hardback |
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£106.00 |
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£95.40 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1860944620 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781860944628 |
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| Publisher: |
IMPERIAL COLLEGE PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
11 August, 2004 |
| Series: |
Series On Biomaterials And Bioengineering 2 |
| Pages: |
232 |
| Synopsis: |
This book enables readers without specialist knowledge to understand the ways in which materials can be used to enhance people's lives. The range is vast - from simple contact uses, through artificial limbs, to permanently implanted devices.To appreciate the medical applications of materials, it is necessary to understand why they are used. Therefore, a discussion on the nature and behaviour of materials is preceded by a survey of the evolution of modern surgical techniques. The effect of "foreign" materials on the body's immune system is then considered, followed by a study of specific uses of materials, including extra-corporeal machines and implanted devices.The last chapter deals with new and highly sophisticated techniques - including minimal access surgery, robotics, nanotechnology, natural polymers, and the growth of "artificial" organs - and concludes with a look at the future. |
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UK |
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Imperial College Press |
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