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020    9780123746269 (hbk.) 
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050 00 R857.M3 |bB5735 2013 
245 00 Biomaterials science : |ban introduction to materials in 
       medicine / |cedited by Buddy D. Ratner ... [et al.]. 
250    3rd ed 
260    Amsterdam ; |aBoston : |bElsevier/Academic Press, |c2013 
300    liii, 1519 p. : |bill. (some col.) ; |c29 cm. 
504    Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505    Preface -- How to Use This Text -- Introduction -- Part 1.
       Materials Science and Engineering -- Section 1.1. 
       Properties of Materials -- Section 1.2. Classes of 
       Materials Used in Medicine -- Part 2. Biology and Medicine
       -- Section 2.1. Some Background Concepts -- Section 2.2. 
       Host Reactions to Biomaterials and Their Evaluation -- 
       Section 2.3. Biological Testing of Biomaterials -- Section
       2.4. Degradation of Materials in the Biological 
       Environment -- Section 2.5. Applications of Biomaterials -
       - Section 2.6. Applications of Biomaterials in Functional 
       Tissue Engineering -- Part 3. Practical Aspects of 
       Biomaterials -- Section 3.1. Implants, Devices, and 
       Biomaterials: Special Considerations -- Section 3.2. 
       Voluntary Standards, Regulatory Compliance and Non-
       Technical Issues -- Appendix A: Properties of Biological 
       Fluids -- Appendix B: Properties of Soft Materials -- 
       Appendix C: Chemical Compositions of Metals Used for 
       Implants -- Appendix D: The Biomaterials Literature. 
650  0 Biomedical materials 
700 1  Ratner, B. D. |q(Buddy D.), |d1947-