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Composite Resins --- Dental Restoration Failure --- Materials Testing

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This book focuses on degradation of biomaterials, which is one of the major considerations in their design, processing and use. It introduces the reader to the body environment and to the mechanical, chemical, electrochemical and biological processes that are responsible to the degradation of biomaterials. The outcomes of degradation are discussed in detail. Different failure mechanisms such as corrosion, fatigue, wear, infection and calcification are reviewed, together with experimental techniques for monitoring them. Procedures for implant retrieval and failure analysis are presented. The degradation of a wide spectrum of materials is reviewed, from  several kinds of metals to various polymers and composites.  A variety of medical devices is analyzed, including hip and knee prostheses, dental implants, permanent and absorbable stents, heart valves, inferior vena cava filters, breast implants, ophthalmic implants, intrauterine devices, and drug delivery devices. All chapters are written by world renowned experts. Thus, this book is a must-have for anyone wanting to become familiar with this area, including scientists, engineers, implant manufacturers, and venture capitalists. This book will be valuable for materials, mechanical, biomedical and corrosion engineers; biologists and doctors; chemists and electrochemists; surface scientists, and failure analysts.

Biodegradation. --- Biomaterials. --- Biomedical engineering. --- Biomedical materials -- Biodegradation. --- Chemistry. --- Chemistry, inorganic. --- Materials. --- Biomedical materials --- Implants, Artificial --- Prosthesis --- Chemicals and Drugs --- Dentistry, Operative --- Postoperative Complications --- Manufactured Materials --- Equipment Failure --- Specialty Uses of Chemicals --- Dental Prosthesis --- Metabolic Phenomena --- Pathologic Processes --- Dentistry --- Prosthodontics --- Technology, Industry, and Agriculture --- Phenomena and Processes --- Chemical Actions and Uses --- Investigative Techniques --- Technology, Industry, Agriculture --- Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms --- Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment --- Diseases --- Prosthesis Failure --- Biomedical and Dental Materials --- Dental Restoration Failure --- Metabolism --- Chemical & Materials Engineering --- Mechanical Engineering --- Health & Biological Sciences --- Engineering & Applied Sciences --- Materials Science --- Mechanical Engineering - General --- Biomedical Engineering --- Biodegradation --- Materials --- Deterioration --- Prosthesis. --- Biocompatibility. --- Prostheses --- Prosthetics --- Materials science. --- Electrochemistry. --- Polymers. --- Tribology. --- Corrosion and anti-corrosives. --- Coatings. --- Materials Science. --- Tribology, Corrosion and Coatings. --- Polymer Sciences. --- Biomedical Engineering. --- Moulage in medicine --- Surgery, Plastic --- Artificial organs --- Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering. --- Clinical engineering --- Medical engineering --- Bioengineering --- Biophysics --- Engineering --- Medicine --- Biocompatible materials --- Biomaterials --- Medical materials --- Biomedical engineering --- Biocompatibility --- Polymere --- Polymeride --- Polymers and polymerization --- Macromolecules --- Inorganic chemistry --- Chemistry --- Inorganic compounds --- Physical sciences --- Polymers  . --- Chemistry, Physical and theoretical --- Surface coatings --- Surfaces (Technology) --- Coating processes --- Thin films --- Anti-corrosive paint --- Atmospheric corrosion --- Metal corrosion --- Metals --- Rust --- Rustless coatings --- Chemical inhibitors --- Chemistry, Technical --- Fouling --- Weathering --- Paint --- Protective coatings --- Waterproofing --- Friction --- Corrosion --- Surfaces --- Bioartificial materials --- Hemocompatible materials --- Biomaterials (Biomedical materials)