Composite materials are engineered materials, made from two or more constituents with significantly different physical or chemical properties which remain separate on a macroscopic level within the finished structure. Due to their special mechanical and physical properties they have the potential to replace conventional materials in various fields such as the biomedical industry.

J. Paulo Davim,University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal.

1;Preface;52;Contents;73;List of Contributing Authors;114;1. Ceramic polymer composites for hard tissue applications;155;2. HAp-metal based biocomposite coatings and characteristics of plasma-deposited HAp-Ti/Ti6Al4V coatings;316;3. Hydrogels based on poly(vinylalcohol) for cartilage replacement;477;4. Polymer composites for cemented total hip replacements;678;5. Bioresorbable composites for bone repair;839;6. Bioactive glasses and glass-ceramics;10310;7. Metal oxide-based one-dimensional titania nanostructures via electrospinning: Characterization and antimicrobial applications;12111;8. Hydrogels for biomedical applications;15512;Index;183

Davim, J. Paulo

Publications by Davim, J. Paulo

ISBN	9783110267488
Article number	9783110267488
Media type	eBook - PDF
Copyright year	2014
Publisher	Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co.KG
Length	183 pages
Language	English
Copy protection	Digital watermarking