Biosurfaces

Ideal as a graduate textbook, this title is aimed at helpingdesign effective biomaterials, taking into account the complexinteractions that occur at the interface when a synthetic materialis inserted into a living system.  Surface reactivity,biochemistry, substrates, cleaning, preparation, and coatingsare presented, with numerous case studies and applicationsthroughout.

 Highlights include:

• Starts with concepts and works up to real-life applicationssuch as implantable devices, medical devices, prosthetics, and drugdelivery technology
• Addresses surface reactivity, requirements for surface coating,cleaning and preparation techniques, and characterization
• Discusses the biological response to coatings
• Addresses biomaterial-tissue interaction
• Incorporates nanomechanical properties and processingstrategies

Kantesh Balani, PhD, is an Associate Professor, in theDepartment of Materials Science & Engineering, Indian Instituteof Technology (IIT) Kanpur. He has presented over 50 lectures inthe international conferences and has over 65 publications in thepeer-reviewed international journals. His accolades include the2013 P.K. Kelkar Research Fellowship.

Arvind Agarwal, PhD, is Professor of Materials Scienceand Engineering in the Department of Mechanical and MaterialsEngineering at the Florida International University (FIU), Miami,Florida, USA.   He has authored more than 200publications, edited 7 books, and co-authored 1 book in the area ofcoatings and nano-biomaterials. His accolades include Fellowship ofASM International.

Vivek Verma, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in theDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering at Indian Instituteof Technology (IIT) Kanpur. He is a recipient of the prestigiousAmerican Academy of Mechanics Founder’s prize and grant forthe year 2005-06 and Shri Ram Arora Award 2011.

Roger Narayan, PhD, is Professor in the Joint Departmentof Biomedical Engineering at the University of North Carolina (UNC)and North Carolina State University (NCSU). He is an author of over100 publications as well as several book chapters related tobiomedical materials. His accolades include the UNC Jefferson-PilotFellowship in Academic Medicine.