Full Description
Hemocompatibility of Biomaterials for Clinical Applications: Blood-Biomaterials Interactions summarizes the state-of-the-art on this important subject. The first part of the book reviews the latest research on blood composition and response, mechanisms of coagulation, test standards and methods. Next, the book assesses techniques for modifying biomaterial surfaces and developing coatings to improve hemocompatibility. In the final sections, users will find discussions on ways to improve the hemocompatibility of particular classes of biomaterials and a review of methods for improving medical devices.
Contents
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
