This text for advanced undergraduate and graduate students covers the fundamental relationships
between the structure and properties of materials and biological tissues. The successful
integration of material and biological properties shape and architecture to engineer a wide
range of optimized designs for specific functions is the ultimate aim of a biomaterials
scientist. Relevant examples illustrate the intrinsic and tailored properties of metal ceramic
polymeric carbon-derived composite and naturally derived biomaterials. Fundamentals of
Biomaterials is written in a single voice ensuring clarity and continuity of the text and
content. As a result the reader will be gradually familiarized with the field starting with
materials and their properties and eventually leading to critical interactions with the host
environment. Classical and novel examples illuminate topics from basic material properties to
tissue engineering nanobiomaterials and guided tissue regeneration. This comprehensive and
engaging text: integrates materials and biological properties to understand biomaterials
function and design provides the basics of biological tissue components and hierarchy includes
recent topics from tissue engineering and guided tissue regeneration to nanoarchitecture of
biomaterials and their surfaces contains perspectives case studies from widely-recognized
experts in the field features chapter-ending summaries to help readers to identify the key
take-home messages.
