Diamond-based materials for biomedical applications /
edited by R. Narayan.
- 2013.
- 1 online resource (296 pages) : illustrations.
- Woodhead Publishing series in biomaterials, no. 55 2049-9493 ; .
- Woodhead Publishing series in biomaterials ; no. 55. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction to diamond based materials for medical applications -- Introduction to medical applications of diamond particles and surfaces -- Functionalisation of diamond surfaces for medical applications -- Biotribology and biological behaviour of nanocrystalline diamond (NCD) coatings for medical -- Biomedical applications of diamond based materials -- Nanostructured diamond coatings for orthopaedic applications -- Ultrananocrystalline diamond (UNCD) films for ophthalmological applications -- Ultrananocrystalline diamond (UNCD) for neural applications -- Nanodiamonds for drug delivery systems -- Diamond nucleation and seeding techniques for tissue regeneration -- Diamond materials for microfluidic devices.
"Carbon is light-weight, strong, conductive and able to mimic natural materials within the body, making it ideal for many uses within biomedicine. Consequently a great deal of research and funding is being put into this interesting material with a view to increasing the variety of medical applications for which it is suitable. Diamond-based materials for biomedical applications presents readers with the fundamental principles and novel applications of this versatile material"--Publisher's description.