Overview
- Presents the latest developments in surface coatings technology such as chemical vapour deposition for use on complex cutting tools for biomedical applications
- Presents a complete description of clinical procedures, accompanied by photographs of clinical procedures
- Provides a complete description of the surgical tools employing nano-materials on their surfaces
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Medical devices and surgical tools that contain micro and nanoscale features allow surgeons to perform clinical procedures with greater precision and safety while monitoring physiological and biomechanical parameters more accurately. While surgeons have started to master the use of nanostructured surgical tools in the operating room, this book addresses for the first time the impact and interaction of nanomaterials and nanostructured coatings in a comprehensive manner.
Surface Engineered Surgical Tools and Medical Devices presents the latest information and techniques in the emerging field of surface engineered biomedical devices and surgical tools, and analyzes the interaction between nanotechnology, nanomaterials, and tools for surgical applications. Chapters of the book describe developments in coatings for heart valves, stents, hip and knee joints, cardiovascular devices, orthodontic applications, and regenerative materials such as bone substitutes. Chapters are also dedicated to the performance of surgical tools and dental tools and describe how nanostructured surfaces can be created for the purposes of improving cell adhesion between medical devices and the human body.
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Book Title: Surface Engineered Surgical Tools and Medical Devices
Editors: Mark J. Jackson, Waqar Ahmed
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-27028-9
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag US 2007
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4899-9862-0Published: 12 September 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-0-387-27028-9Published: 03 August 2007
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXIII, 581
Topics: Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering, Biotechnology, Nanotechnology, Biological and Medical Physics, Biophysics, Mechanical Engineering, Surgery