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Biological Performance of Materials: Fundamentals of Biocompatibility |
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Book News, Inc.
This textbook for a junior or senior level one-term engineering course in biocompatibility discusses the acceptance and performance of processed materials of biological origin and synthetic organic biomaterials. The third edition adds new chapters on tissue engineering and clinical performance, and a glossary of specialized terms. -- Copyright © 1999 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR All rights reserved Book News, Inc.®, Portland, OR
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Rebuilt : How Becoming Part Computer Made Me More Human |
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From Publishers Weekly
Chorost had been severely hearing impaired since birth when, one morning in 2001, his remaining hearing suddenly and inexplicably shut down. Fortunately for Chorost, cochlear implants have progressed to the point where people formerly isolated from everyday sounds can hear leaves rustle as they walk through them. A tiny device, the technological equivalent of a 286 computer, was surgically implanted behind the author's left ear. A magnetic headpiece sticks to ... >> |
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Bone Mechanics Handbook, Second Edition |
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From Book News, Inc.
New edition of a handbook that summarizes the current understanding of bone mechanics and reflects the extraordinary progress in the field, such as advances on the mechanical properties (most notably of cancellous bone) which reflect the importance of fluid movement in bone tissue. Cowin (The City College of New York) presents 36 contributions that discuss basic biology, techniques from mechanics and imaging, mechanical and architectural properties of bone, fl... >> |
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Surgery
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