Biotextiles as Medical Implants - (Woodhead Publishing Textiles) by M W King & B S Gupta & R Guidoin (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Textile fibres, yarns, fabrics and composites play a vital role in the manufacture of various medical implants including the replacement of diseased or non-functioning parts of the body. This book provides an invaluable single source of information on the main types of textile materials and products used for medical implants. The first series of chapters provide the reader with an overview of biotextile structures, the types of textiles used for medical implants and design considerations. The second group of chapters focuses on the different types of biotextile implants, including sutures and cardiovascular implants. --<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Textiles play a vital role in the manufacture of various medical devices, including the replacement of diseased, injured or non-functioning organs within the body. Biotextiles as medical implants provides an invaluable single source of information on the main types of textile materials and products used for medical implants. The first part of the book focuses on polymers, fibers and textile technologies, and these chapters discuss the manufacture, sterilization, properties and types of biotextiles used for medical applications, including nanofibers, resorbable polymers and shaped biotextiles. The chapters in part two provide a comprehensive discussion of a range of different clinical applications of biotextiles, including surgical sutures, arterial prostheses, stent grafts, percutaneous heart valves and drug delivery systems. <p/>This book provides a concise review of the technologies, properties and types of biotextiles used as medical devices. In addition, it addresses the biological dimension of how to design devices for different clinical applications, providing an invaluable reference for biomedical engineers of medical textiles, quality control and risk assessment specialists, as well as managers of regulatory affairs. The subject matter will also be of interest to professionals within the healthcare system including surgeons, nurses, therapists, sourcing and purchasing agents, researchers and students in different disciplines.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p><i>Regenerative Medicine: Biotextiles as Medical Implants. M W King, B S Gupta, and R Guidoin, Eds. Woodhead Publishing. Philadelphia, PA. 2013. 738 pages. $330.00.--</i><b><i>Journal of Controlled Release 183, </i> 2014</b> <i>A new book from Woodhead Publishing in association with the Textile Institute provides an invaluable source of information on the main types of textile materials and products used for medical implants.--</i><b><i>Technical-Textiles.net, </i> February 2014 </b><i>Some from medicine and some from textiles, scientists present a textbook for an undergraduate textiles course on textile devices that can be implanted for medical purposes. Covering first technologies then applications, they explore such topics as resorbable polymers for medical applications, surface modification, sterilization techniques, retrieval studies for medical biotextiles, types and properties of surgical sutures, barbed suture technology, ...--</i><b><i>ProtoView.com, </i> February 2014</b></p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Martin King is Professor of Biotextiles and Textile Technology at North Carolina State University. Over the last seventeen years, he has also been Visiting Professor in the Department of Surgery and the Quebec Biomaterials Institute at Laval University, Canada. His primary research interests are in the areas of biotextiles, biomaterials science, and implantable devices. <BR> Bhupender S. Gupta is Professor Emeritus of Textile Engineering, Chemistry and Science at North Carolina State University. Professor Gupta is internationally renowned for his research in textile science. <BR> Robert Guidoin is Professor of Surgery (Biomaterials) working in the CHU Research Centre oriented towards Regenerative Medicine, Laval University, Canada.
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