Author Description

Biomaterials are used in the biomedical industry to replace or repair injured and non-functional tissues. The research on the biomaterials has also become a hot topic in the new century. The worldwide biomaterials market was over US$300 billion in 2005 and is projected to grow at a rate of 20% per year. Consequently, a growing number of scientists and engineers are engaged in biomaterials fabrication and research. Recognizing the ever increasing importance of biomaterials, a number of books on biomaterials have appeared in the past 20 years. This review book Biomaterials and Surface Modification is different from these published books in that it brings together the review on the biomaterials including ceramics, metals and polymers, and some surface modification technologies of biomaterials. Besides the bulk properties of biomaterials such as non-toxicity, corrosion resistance or controlled degradability, modulus of elasticity, and fatigue strength, the material surface plays an extremely important role in the response of the biological environment to the artificial medical devices. Therefore, surface modification of biomaterials is also a very key factor to improve their biological, physical and chemical properties. The book contains 8 chapters on bioceramics, magnesium alloys applied to biomaterials, bioactive bone cement for orthopedic applications, nano-biomaterials and polymer/ceramic composites, diamond-like carbon biomaterials, energetic plasma treatment of metallic implants, plasma-sprayed bioactive CaO-SiO2 based ceramic coatings, surface, and plasma treatment of polymeric biomaterials. These chapters were written by renowned experts in the respective fields and this book is valuable to the biomaterials and biomedical engineering community. The review is intended for a broad and diverse readership including bioengineers, materials scientists, physicians, surgeons, research students, practitioners, and researchers in materials science, bioengineering, and med