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This Book Serves As A Guide For Practicing Engineers, Researchers, And Students Interested In Mems Devices That Use Biomaterials And Biomedical Applications. It Is Also Suitable For Engineers And Researchers Interested In Mems And Its Applications But Who Do Not Have The Necessary Background In Biomaterials.biomaterials For Mems Highlights Important Features And Issues Of Biomaterials That Have Been Used In Mems And Biomedical Areas. Hence This Book Is An Essential Guide For Mems Engineers Or Researchers Who Are Trained In Engineering Institutes That Do Not Provide The Background Or Knowledge Front Cover; Preface; Contents; Chapter Oneintroduction; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Micromachining Of Biomaterials; 1.3 Biomedical Microdevices; 1.4 Organization Of The Book; Chapter Twospider Silk As A Mems Material; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Thin-film Spider Silk Preparation; 2.3 Characterization; 2.3.1 Sem And Eds; 2.3.2 Tem; 2.3.3 Ftir; 2.3.4 Squid; 2.3.5 Micromachining And Mechanical Testing Of A Spider Silk Microbridge; 2.3.6 Actuation Of A Magnetic Spider Silk Microstructure; 2.4 Conclusions And Outlook; 2.5 Acknowledgments Chapter Threebiodegradable Elastomeric Polymers And Mems In Tissue Engineering3.1 Introduction; 3.1.1 Tissue Engineering; 3.1.2 Mechanical Considerations For Tissue Engineering Scaffolds; 3.2 Design Criteria For Biodegradable Elastomeric Polymers; 3.2.1 Polymerization Mechanisms; 3.2.2 Methods To Incorporate Elasticity; 3.2.3 Design Concerns; 3.2.3.1 Biocompatibility; 3.2.3.2 Important Mechanical Properties; 3.2.3.3 Degradation Rate; 3.3 Biodegradable Elastomeric Polymers; 3.3.1 Polyesters; 3.3.1.1 Polyhydroxyalkanoates (phas); 3.3.1.2 Poly(glycerol-sebacate) (pgs) 3.3.1.3 Poly(glycerol Sebacate)acrylate (pgsa)3.3.1.4 Poly(diol-citrate) (poc); 3.3.1.5 Poly(peg-co-ca) (pec); 3.3.1.6 Poly((1,2-propanediol-sebacate)-citrate) (ppsc); 3.3.1.7 Poly(1,8-octanediol Malate) (pom); 3.3.1.8 Poly(alkylene Maleate Citrates) (pamcs)58; 3.3.1.9 Crosslinked Urethane-doped Pol