Bio-Materials and Prototyping Applications in Medicine

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

Front Matter

Pages i-xii

Emerging Trends in the Applications of Metallic and Ceramic Biomaterials

Emerging Trends in Polymers, Composites, and Nano Biomaterial Applications

Pages 19-34

Silk-Based Materials and Composites: Fabrication and Biomedical Applications

Pages 35-57

Materials Properties and Manufacturing Processes of Nitinol Endovascular Devices

Pages 59-79

3D Topological Scanning and Multi-material Additive Manufacturing for Facial Prosthesis Development

Pages 81-95

Medical Applications of Additive Manufacturing

Pages 97-110

Engineering Natural-Based Photocrosslinkable Hydrogels for Cartilage Applications

Pages 111-138

Exoskeletons for Lower Limb Applications: A Review

Pages 139-164

Bioglasses for Bone Tissue Engineering

Pages 165-193

Back Matter

Pages 195-200

Editors and Affiliations

Centre for Rapid and Sustainable Product Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, Leiria, Portugal

Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, USA

About the editors

Paulo Bartolo is Professor of Advanced Manufacturing Processes at the Polytechnic Institute of Leiria (Portugal), Adjunct Professor at Queensland University of Technology (Australia), Visiting Professor at Nanyang University (Singapore), and Professor of Biomaterials (Catedra UNESCO) at the University of Habana (Cuba). He is a CIRP (The International Academy of Production Engineering) member, Vice-Chairman of the CIRP Scientific Technical Committee on Electro-Physical and Chemical Processes, GARPA (Global Alliance of Rapid Prototyping Associations) Portuguese Representative and Member of the Direction Board of the International Society of Biomanufacturing, Scientific advisor of the Research Institute in Biofabrication (BIOFABRIS) funded by the Brazilian Government and regional coordinator of the working group of Rapid Manufacturing Platform.

Bopaya Bidanda is the Ernest E. Roth Professor and Chairman of the Department of Industrial Engineering at theUniversity of Pittsburgh. His research is in the area of manufacturing systems with a special focus on group technology, reverse engineering, cellular manufacturing, lean manufacturing, human issues in manufacturing, product development, and manufacturing modernization.

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