Titanium in Medicine: Material Science, Surface Science, Engineering, Biological Responses and Medical Applications [1 ed.] 978-3-642-63119-1, 978-3-642-56486-4

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Table of contents :
Front Matter....Pages I-XIII
A Perspective on Titanium Biocompatibility....Pages 1-12
Titanium for Medical Applications....Pages 13-24
Metallurgy and Technological Properties of Titanium and Titanium Alloys....Pages 25-51
Titanium-Nickel Shape Memory Alloys in Medical Applications....Pages 53-86
Characterization of Titanium Surfaces....Pages 87-144
The Corrosion Properties of Titanium and Titanium Alloys....Pages 145-170
Properties and Biological Significance of Natural Oxide Films on Titanium and Its Alloys....Pages 171-230
Mechanical, Thermal, Chemical and Electrochemical Surface Treatment of Titanium....Pages 231-266
Sol-Gel Coatings on Titanium....Pages 267-282
Physical and Chemical Vapor Deposition and Plasma-assisted Techniques for Coating Titanium....Pages 283-341
Production of Microfabricated Surfaces and Their Effects on Cell Behavior....Pages 343-374
Thermal Spray Coatings on Titanium....Pages 375-416
Biochemical Modification of Titanium Surfaces....Pages 417-455
Proteins at Titanium Interfaces....Pages 457-483
Principles of Cell Behavior on Titanium Surfaces and Their Application to Implanted Devices....Pages 485-512
Titanium in Soft Tissues....Pages 513-560
The Titanium-Bone Cell Interface In Vitro: The Role of the Surface in Promoting Osteointegration....Pages 561-585
The Titanium-Bone Interface In Vivo....Pages 587-648
Titanium Ceramics for Cell-Carriers and for Medical Applications....Pages 649-671
Design and Engineering Criteria for Titanium Devices....Pages 673-701
Titanium for Hip and Knee Prostheses....Pages 703-746
Wear of Titanium 6–4 Alloy in Laboratory Tests and in Retrieved Human Joint Replacements....Pages 747-770
Titanium as Implant Material for Osteosynthesis Applications....Pages 771-825
Titanium for Dental Applications (I)....Pages 827-873
Titanium for Dental Applications (II): Implants with Roughened Surfaces....Pages 875-888
Titanium in Cardiac and Cardiovascular Applications....Pages 889-907
Titanium in Audiology....Pages 909-928
Regulatory Aspects in the Use of Titanium-based Materials for Medical Applications....Pages 929-947
Back Matter....Pages 949-1019

Titanium in Medicine: Material Science, Surface Science, Engineering, Biological Responses and Medical Applications [1 ed.]
 978-3-642-63119-1, 978-3-642-56486-4

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