TY - BOOK ID - 7234627 TI - Biological materials science : biological materials, bioinspired materials, and biomaterials AU - Meyers, Marc A.. AU - Chen, Po-Yu PY - 2014 SN - 9781107010451 9780511862397 1107010454 PB - Cambridge Cambridge University Press DB - UniCat KW - Biomedical materials KW - Biomedical engineering KW - 62-039.1 KW - Biomimetic Materials. KW - Biomimicry Devices KW - Biomimicry Materials KW - Biomimetic Devices KW - Biomimetic Device KW - Biomimetic Material KW - Biomimicry Device KW - Biomimicry Material KW - Device, Biomimetic KW - Device, Biomimicry KW - Devices, Biomimetic KW - Devices, Biomimicry KW - Material, Biomimetic KW - Material, Biomimicry KW - Materials, Biomimetic KW - Materials, Biomimicry KW - Biocompatible Materials KW - Clinical engineering KW - Medical engineering KW - Bioengineering KW - Biophysics KW - Engineering KW - Medicine KW - Biocompatible materials KW - Biomaterials KW - Medical materials KW - Materials KW - Biocompatibility KW - Prosthesis KW - Biomaterialen KW - Bioartificial materials KW - Hemocompatible materials KW - Biomimetic Materials KW - Biomaterials (Biomedical materials) KW - Biomedical materials - Textbooks KW - Biomedical engineering - Textbooks UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:7234627 AB - "Taking a unique materials science approach, this text introduces students to the basic concepts and applications of materials and biomedical engineering and prepares them for the challenges of the new interdisciplinary field of biomaterials science. Split into three sections - Basic Biology Principles, Biological Materials, and Bioinspired Materials and Biomimetics - it presents biological materials along with the structural and functional classification of biopolymers, bioelastomers, foams, and ceramic composites. More traditional biomimetic designs such as Velcro are then discussed in conjunction with new developments that mimic the structure of biological materials at the molecular level, mixing nanoscale with biomolecular designs. Bioinspired design of materials and structures is also covered. Focused presentations of biomaterials are presented throughout the text in succinct boxes, emphasising biomedical applications, whilst the basic principles of biology are explained, so no prior knowledge is required. The topics are supported by approximately 500 illustrations, solved problems, and end-of-chapter exercises"-- ER -