Format:
1 Online-Ressource
ISBN:
9781468477443
,
9781468477467
Series Statement:
Polymer Science and Technology 8
Note:
The past decade has witnessed a vigorous growth in activities toward the development of a variety of biomedical devices ranging from the simple A-V shunt to the complex artificial heart. Research and development teams have been created comprising engineers, material scientists and clinicians and, perhaps for the first time, such groups are collaboratively bringing their respective talents to bear on problems associated with defects in the human organism. These collaborations have resulted in a proliferation of new information and a rapid and continuing redefinition of the frontiers of progress. It was to keep pace with these changes, and provide an updated view of the state of the art that this meeting was conceived. The present volume marks the publication of the proceedings of the Johnson & Johnson Symposium held in Morristown, New Jersey, on July 11 and 12, 1974. It surveys the applications of polymers to medical and surgical problems and contains discussions on the biocompatibility of polymers, polymers as biomaterials, and the use of polymers in prosthetic devices and drug release systems. In addition, the Symposium offers recent perspectives on the critical problems of the material-tissue interface, the design criteria for silicone-based systems, and the varied use of polymers in artificial hearts, kidneys, eyes and lungs
Language:
English
Keywords:
Medizintechnik
;
Konferenz
;
Polymere
;
Biomedizinische Technik
;
Arzneimittel
;
Prothese
;
Biomaterial
;
Konferenzschrift
DOI:
10.1007/978-1-4684-7744-3
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