Surface Engineered Surgical Tools and Medical Devices

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 su...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Jackson, Mark J. (Editor), Ahmed, Waqar (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Springer US 2007, 2007
Edition:1st ed. 2007
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Atomic Scale Machining of Surfaces
  • Anodization: A Promising Nano-Modification Technique of Titanium-based Implants for Orthopedic Applications
  • Titanium Dioxide Coatings in Medical Device Applications
  • The Effect of Shape and Surface Modification on the Corrosion of Biomedical Nitinol Alloy Wires Exposed to Saline Solution
  • Cardiovascular Interventional and Implantable Devices
  • Surface Engineering Artificial Heart Valves to Improve Quality of Life and Lifetime using Modified Diamond-like Coatings
  • Diamond Surgical Tools
  • Dental Tool Technology
  • Nanocrystalline Diamond: Deposition Routes and Clinical Applications
  • Environmental Engineering Controls and Monitoring in Medical Device Manufacturing
  • Biomaterial-Cell-Tissue Interactions In Surface Engineered Carbon-Based Biomedical Implants and Devices
  • Applications of Carbon Nanotubes in Bio-Nanotechnology
  • Bonelike Graft for Regenerative Bone Applications
  • Machining Cancellous Bone Prior to Prosthetic Implantation
  • Titanium and Titanium Alloy Applications in Medicine