TY - BOOK ID - 85836058 TI - Biomaterials for artificial organs AU - Lysaght, Michael. AU - Webster, Thomas J. PY - 2011 SN - 0857090844 9780857090843 9781845696535 1845696530 PB - Oxford ; Philadelphia : Woodhead Pub., DB - UniCat KW - Human biochemistry KW - Materials sciences KW - Manufacturing technologies KW - Biomedical materials. KW - Artificial organs. KW - Organs, Artificial KW - Prosthesis KW - Surgery KW - Bioartificial materials KW - Biocompatible materials KW - Biomaterials (Biomedical materials) KW - Hemocompatible materials KW - Medical materials KW - Medicine KW - Biomedical engineering KW - Materials KW - Biocompatibility UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:85836058 AB - The worldwide demand for organ transplants far exceeds available donor organs. Consequently some patients die whilst waiting for a transplant. Synthetic alternatives are therefore imperative to improve the quality of, and in some cases, save people's lives. Advances in biomaterials have generated a range of materials and devices for use either outside the body or through implantation to replace or assist functions which may have been lost through disease or injury. Biomaterials for artificial organs reviews the latest developments in biomaterials and investigates how they can be used to improv ER -