of Tables
1 Chapter 1Table 1.1 Key applications of synthetic materials and modified natural mate...
2 Chapter 2Table 2.1 Scales of structure in solids.Table 2.2 Bonding energy and melting temperature of various substances.Table 2.3 Calculated stiffness and Young’s modulus (the elastic modulus in ...Table 2.4 The α‐amino acids of proteins.Table 2.5 Measured amino acid content of human tendon.Table 2.6 Summary of the four levels of protein structure and major atomic ...
3 Chapter 3Table 3.1 Atomic packing fractions of the simple cubic, body‐centered cubic...Table 3.2 Crystal structure and atomic radius of some common metals at room...Table 3.3 Characteristic properties of the three common metallic structures...
4 Chapter 4Table 4.1 Mechanical properties of selected materials used as biomaterials.
5 Chapter 5Table 5.1 Common methods for the surface chemical analysis of materials.
6 Chapter 6Table 6.1 Biomedical applications of metals.Table 6.2 Composition and mechanical properties of four cobalt−chromium all...Table 6.3 Composition and mechanical properties of degradable magnesium all...
7 Chapter 7Table 7.1 Biomedical applications of ceramics, glasses, and glass‐ceramics.Table 7.2 Major properties of main calcium phosphate compounds relevant to ...Table 7.3 Nominal composition (in wt%) of two common glasses and some bioac...Table 7.4 Composition of parent glass and properties of lithium disilicate ...
8 Chapter 8Table 8.1 Common nondegradable synthetic polymers used as biomaterials and ...Table 8.2 Data for some common polymers available commercially for use as b...Table 8.3 Effect of crosslinking and crystallinity on mechanical properties...
9 Chapter 9Table 9.1 Degradable synthetic polymers used or investigated for use as bio...Table 9.2 Physical properties of poly(α‐hydroxy esters) and polycaprolacton...Table 9.3 Typical properties of poly‐3‐hydroxybutyrate (P3HB) and its copol...
10 Chapter 10Table 10.1 Comparison of the Young’s modulus of collagen at multiple hierar...Table 10.2 Approximate mechanical properties of some protein‐based polymers...
11 Chapter 11Table 11.1 Examples of polymers used to create hydrogels for biomedical app...
12 Chapter 13Table 13.1 Examples of chemical and physicochemical methods used to modify ...Table 13.2 Examples of biomolecules that may be immobilized on or within po...
13 Chapter 14Table 14.1 Standard electrode potentials (Eo) at 25 °C and 1 atm.aTable 14.2 Ionic concentration of plasma.Table 14.3 Organic and protein constituents of plasma.
14 Chapter 16Table 16.1 Biochemical compositions (in weight percent) of three different ...Table 16.2 Selected growth factors and cytokines: source, target tissues, a...Table 16.3 Summary of cell types involved in biocompatibility phenomena and...
15 Chapter 18Table 18.1 Cells, molecules, and other entities involved in the inflammator...
16 Chapter 21Table 21.1 Topographical characteristics of the cicada ( Tibicen ssp.) and...
17 Chapter 23Table 23.1 Applications of biomaterials in fracture fixation.Table 23.2 Types of bone grafts and their characteristics.Table 23.3 Examples of bone graft substitutes composed of biomaterials.
18 Chapter 24Table 24.1 Types of materials used for common sutures.Table 24.2 Types of contact lens.
19 Chapter 25Table 25.1 Main types of cells used in tissue engineering to regenerate var...Table 25.2 Constituents of culture media used forex vivo tissue engineering...Table 25.3 Prominent growth factors used in tissue engineering for the rege...Table 25.4 Examples of polymers used as scaffolds in the form of porous sol...Table 25.5 Examples of polymers used as scaffolds in the form of hydrogels,...
20 Chapter 26Table 26.1 Different routes of drug delivery, their main advantages and dis...Table 26.2 Examples of overexpressed tumor receptors, locations, and target...Table 26.3 Examples of copolymers used to form polymersomes.Table 26.4 Examples of polymer–protein and polymer–drug conjugates develope...
List of Illustrations
1 Chapter 1Figure 1.1 Examples of biomaterials in use for medical and dental applicatio...Figure 1.2 Schematic showing the major components of the biomaterials field....Figure 1.3 Schematic of the classes of materials used as biomaterials, along...Figure 1.4 Stages in the evolution of the intravascular stent, used as an ex...Figure 1.5 Strength versus elastic modulus for the three major classes of sy...Figure 1.6 Illustration of (a) the human hip joint and (b) an artificial hip...Figure 1.7 Image showing the components of an artificial implant used for to...Figure 1.8 Various combinations of materials currently used in implants for ...Figure 1.9 Illustrative summary of the evolution of biomaterials classified ...
2 Chapter 2Figure 2.1 Schematic illustration of the formation of (a) ionic bond, (b) co...Figure 2.2 Schematic illustration of covalent bonding in the hydrogen molecu...Figure 2.3 Formation of an interatomic bond viewed in terms of (a) interatom...Figure 2.4 Relationship between interatomic force versus displacement curve ...Figure 2.5 Illustration of (a) nonpolar bond in hydrogen molecule (H2) and (...Figure 2.6 Schematic illustration of the formation of four sp3 orbitals in (...Figure 2.7 Schematic comparison of the directionality of sp, sp2, and sp3 hy...Figure 2.8 Schematic illustration of covalent bonding in methane, ammonia, a...Figure 2.9 Illustration of the formation and geometry of single, double, and...Figure 2.10 Illustration of covalent bonds linking carbon atoms (C) in the c...Figure 2.11 Schematic comparison of the attractive interactions in the ionic...Figure