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1 online resource (230 pages) |
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Series On Biomaterials And Bioengineering ; v.2 |
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Series On Biomaterials And Bioengineering
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Intro -- Life-Enhancing Plastics: Plastics and Other Materials in Medical Applications -- Preface -- CONTENTS -- Chapter 1 Surgical Techniques -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.2. Historical Perspective -- 1.2.1. The Discovery of Anaesthesia -- 1.2.2. Combating Infection -- 1.2.3. Shock -- 1.3. Under the Knife - Surgical Specialities -- 1.3.1. Neurosurgery - The Brain -- 1.3.2. Vascular Surgery -- 1.3.3. Operating on the Lungs and Heart -- 1.3.4. The Lungs -- 1.3.5. Surgery on the Lungs -- 1.3.6. The Heart -- 1.3.7. Heart Surgery -- 1.3.8. The Heart Transplant Operation -- 1.3.9. Heart/Lung Transplantation -- 1.3.10. Other Thoracic Surgery -- 1.3.11. The Repair of Defective Heart Valves -- 1.3.12. Liver Surgery -- 1.3.13. Kidney Surgery -- 1.3.14. Kidney Transplantation -- 1.4. The development of Microsurgery -- 1.4.1. The Use of Microscopes -- 1.4.2. The Application of Microsurgery -- Facial Nerve Grafting -- Hand Transplantation -- 1.5. Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 2 Material Properties -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2. Structure/Property Relationships in Materials -- 2.2.1. Metals -- The Introduction of Imperfections into the Crystal Lattice -- The Effect of Grain Structure -- The Introduction of a Second Phase -- 2.2.2. Ceramics -- 2.2.3. Polymers -- The Polymer Chain -- Methods of Creating Specific Properties -- (a) Greater Flexibility -- (b) Enhanced Rigidity -- Molecular Architecture -- 2.3. Polymers compared with other Materials -- 2.4. Prosthetic Limbs -- 2.4.1. Prosthetics from Earliest Times -- 2.4.2. Artificial Legs and Feet -- Materials Used in Lower Limb Prostheses -- 2.4.3. Artificial Arms and Hands -- The Development of Artificial Arms and Hands -- Current Concerns -- Materials for Arm and Hand Protheses -- References -- Chapter 3 Materials in a Hostile Environment -- 3.1. Introduction -- 3.2. The Immune Reaction |
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3.2.1. Early Discoveries -- 3.2.2. Some Questions and Answers -- The Nature of Lymphocytes -- How do Lymphocytes distinguish between "Self" and "Nonself"? -- 3.3. Dealing with the Immune Reaction -- 3.3.1. The Composition of Human Blood and its Circulation -- 3.3.2. The Causes of Blood Damage -- 3.3.3. The Blood Clotting Mechanism -- 3.4. Designing for Biocompatibility -- 3.4.1. How the Scene has Changed -- 3.4.2. Chemistry to the Rescue -- 3.4.3. Copying Nature -- 3.5. Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4 Contact Applications -- 4.1. Introduction -- 4.2. Dressings -- 4.2.1. Simple Coverings -- 4.2.2. Interactive Dressings -- 4.2.3. Artificial Skin -- Chronic Wounds -- Burns -- 4.2.4. Tissue Engineering -- 4.3. Supports -- 4.3.1. Rigid Supports -- 4.3.2. Flexible Supports -- 4.3.3. Corrective Supports -- Passive Supports -- Active Supports -- 4.4. Contact Lenses -- 4.4.1. Early Attempts -- 4.4.2. The Introduction of Plastic Contact Lenses -- 4.4.3. Soft Plastic Contact Lenses -- 4.4.4. Gas Permeable Lenses -- 4.4.5. Disposable Contact Lenses -- 4.4.6. Comparisons & Recent Developments -- 4.4.7. A New Approach -- 4.5. Hearing Aids -- 4.6. Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 5 Short Term Contact Devices -- 5.1. Introduction -- 5.2. Catheters -- 5.3. Drain Tubes -- 5.4. Angioplasty Devices -- 5.5. Extracorporeal Machines -- 5.5.1. Kidney Dialysis Machines -- The Principles of Dialysis -- Early Dialysis Machines -- Improvements in the Design of Dialysis Machines -- Haemodialysis Systems -- Peritoneal Dialysis -- Materials used in Dialysis -- 5.5.2. The Heart-Lung Machine - Blood Oxygenator -- Early Developments -- Later Developments -- 5.6. Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 6 Medium Term Implants -- 6.1. Introduction -- 6.2. The Mechanical Heart -- 6.2.1. Artificial Hearts -- 6.2.2. Ventricular Assist Devices -- Continuous Drive Pumping Devices |
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Pulsed Drive Pumping Devices -- 6.3. Holding Things Together -- 6.3.1. Sutures -- Non-Absorbable Sutures -- Absorbable (Resorbable) Sutures -- 6.3.2. Resorbable Wound Healing Devices -- 6.4. Limb Extension Techniques -- 6.4.1. Traction -- 6.4.2. Extension -- 6.5. Pins, Patches and Plates -- 6.6. Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 7 Permanent Implants -- 7.1. Introduction -- 7.2. Artificial Heart Valves -- 7.2.1. The Mechanical Heart Valve -- 7.2.2. Tissue Valves -- 7.3. Cardiac Assist Devices - Pacemakers -- 7.4. Cardiac Assist Devices - Defibrillators -- 7.5. Cosmetic and Reconstructive Surgery -- 7.5.1. Breast Implants -- 7.5.2. Implantation into Other Areas -- 7.6. Dental and other Facial Implants -- 7.6.1. General Dentistry -- 7.6.2. New Teeth for Old - Crowns -- 7.6.3. New Teeth for Old-Implants -- 7.6.4. New Teeth for Old - Dentures -- 7.7. Reconstruction of the Jaw -- 7.8. Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 8 Load-bearing Implants -- 8.1. Introduction -- 8.2. Replacement Hip Joints -- 8.2.1. Types of Artificial Hip Joints -- 8.2.2. Factors Governing the Design of the Hip Joint -- 8.3. Knees, Ankles and Feet -- 8.3.1. Replacement Knee Joints -- 8.3.2. Replacement Ankle Joints -- 8.3.3. Surgery on the Bones of the Foot -- 8.4. Shoulders, Elbows and Hands -- 8.4.1. Replacement Shoulder Joints -- 8.4.2. Replacement Elbow Joints -- 8.4.3. Surgery on the Wrists and Hands -- 8.4.4. The Next Generation - Problems to be overcome -- Design -- Materials -- Performance -- 8.5. Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 9 The Tools of the Surgeon -- 9.1. Introduction -- 9.2. Early Surgical Instruments -- 9.2.1. The Ancient World -- 9.2.2. The Next Thousand Years-(500-1500 AD) -- 9.2.3. Four Hundred Years of Progress - (1600-1900 AD) -- 9.2.4. The Twentieth Century -- 9.3. Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 10 Meeting New Challenges -- 10.1. Introduction |
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10.2. Minimally Invasive Surgery -- 10.2.1. Cardiovascular Intervention -- 10.2.2. Cancer Research -- 10.3. The Coming of Robotics -- 10.4. Nanotechnology -- 10.4.1. Spider Silk -- 10.4.2. Artificial Muscles -- 10.4.3. Nanobes and Nanofilaments -- 10.5. A Look into the Future - A Miscellany of Technologies -- 10.5.1. General Considerations -- 10.5.2. Harnessing the Mind -- 10.5.3. New Materials -- 10.6. Conclusion -- References -- Further Reading -- Surgery -- Biomaterials -- Nanotechnology -- Index of Names -- Subject Index |
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This book enables readers without specialist knowledge to understandthe ways in which materials can be used to enhance people's lives. Therange is vast from simple contact uses, through artificial limbs,to permanently implanted devices |
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2020. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries |
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Print version: Holmes-walker, W Anthony Life-enhancing Plastics: Plastics And Other Materials In Medical Applications
Singapore : World Scientific Publishing Company,c2004 9781860944628
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Plastics in medicine.;Plastics in surgery
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