Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• King, Martin
• King, Martin W.,
• Gupta, B. S
• Guidoin, Robert,

Titel

Biotextiles as medical implants

Ort / Verlag

Cambridge, UK : Woodhead Publishing,

Erscheinungsjahr

2013

Link zum Volltext

• Elsevier Books AutoHoldings

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• "ISSN: 2042-0803."
• Includes bibliographical references and index.
• part I. Technologies -- part II. Applications.
• Textiles play a vital role in the manufacture of various medical devices, including the replacement of diseased, injured or non-functioning organs within the body. Biotextiles as medical implants provides an invaluable single source of information on the main types of textile materials and products used for medical implants. The first part of the book focuses on polymers, fibers and textile technologies, and these chapters discuss the manufacture, sterilization, properties and types of biotextiles used for medical applications, including nanofibers, resorbable polymers and shaped biotextiles.
• English
• Description based on print version record.