TY - BOOK AU - dos Santos,Venina AU - Brandalise,Rosmary Nichele AU - Savaris,Michele ED - SpringerLink (Online service) TI - Engineering of Biomaterials T2 - Topics in Mining, Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, SN - 9783319586076 U1 - 620.11 23 PY - 2017/// CY - Cham PB - Springer International Publishing, Imprint: Springer KW - Mechanical Engineering KW - Biomaterials KW - Metallic Materials KW - Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering N2 - This book focuses on biomaterials of different forms used for medical implants. The authors introduce the characteristics and properties of biomaterials and then dedicate special chapters to metallic, ceramic, polymeric and composite biomaterials. Case studies on sterilization methods by biomaterials are also presented. Finally, the authors describe the degradation and effects of biomaterials in living tissue UR - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-58607-6 ER -