Hemocompatibility of Biomaterials for Clinical Applications: Blood-Biomaterials Interactions

Establishing if biomaterials are hemocompatible has been a challenge for the biomaterials community. Blood is highly complex. As a result, developing materials that do not trigger thrombosis, inflammation or fibrinolysis, and establishing reliable hemocompatibility standards and test methods, remain active areas of research. This book summarises the state of the art in this important subject. The first part of the book reviews the latest research on blood composition and response, mechanisms of coagulation and test standards and methods. The second part of the book assesses, techniques for modifying biomaterial surfaces and developing coatings to improve hemocompatibility. The third part of the book reviews ways of improving the hemocompatibility of particular classes of biomaterials whilst the final part reviews methods for improving medical devices. The book will provide a standard reference for researchers in the field. Provides comprehensive information on the fundamentals of hemocompatibility and technologies to improve itCombines research in the biomaterials field in a digestible format for clinical applicationsProvides a complete overview biomaterials in current use and test methods INDICE: 1. Introduction Part I General 2. Blood composition, function and response to biomaterials 3. Modelling the hemocompatibility of biomaterials and medical devices 4. Tuning platelet responses to improve implant integration 5. Standards and test protocols for testing the hemocompatibility of biomaterials 6. Test methods for hemocompatibility of biomaterials Part II Improving the hemocompatibility of biomaterial surfaces 7. Analysing biomaterial surfaces and blood-surface interactions 8. Techniques for modifying biomaterial surfaces to improve hemocompatibility 9. Coatings for biomaterials to improve hemocompatibility Part III Improving the hemocompatibility of types of biomaterial 10. Improving the hemocompatibility of biomedical polymers 11. Improving the hemocompatibility of metallic biomaterials 12. Improving the hemocompatibility of ceramic biomaterials 13. Improving the hemocompatibility of biomedical composites Part IV Improving the hemocompatibility of biomedical devices 14. Improving the hemocompatibility of stents 15. Improving the hemocompatibility of blood filters for biomedical applications 16. Improving the hemocompatibility of oxygenators for biomedical applications 17. Improving the hemocompatibility of vascular grafts 18. Improving the hemocompatibility of heart valves 19. Improving the hemocompatibility of neural implants

• ISBN: 978-0-08-100497-5
• Editorial: Woodhead Publishing
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 570
• Fecha Publicación: 01/11/2017
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés