Biomaterial & Medical Device Books Added

The Rubber Division is now offering the first of a new line of Biomaterial publications that have been added to the nearly 100 publications offered.

The Rubber Division, ACS offers more than 95 technical books that focus on rubber and rubber processes in the various rubber and rubber related industries covering many applications. The Rubber Division has also expanded their offerings by including four Business Management books and a few books on plastics. A brief summary of each publication and ordering information can be found at the Rubber Division, ACS online store at http://www.rubber.org/store. Newer publications and relevant texts are added as members express their technical and business needs to the Division.

Biomaterials Science: An Introduction to Materials in Medicine, Second
Edition, 2004 edited by: Buddy Ratner

Description:
This second edition of Biomaterials Science leads the field by providing a balanced, insightful view of biomaterials. Contributions from pre-eminent researchers and practitioners from diverse academic and professional backgrounds have been integrated into a cohesive curriculum which includes pertinent principles of cell biology, immunology and pathology focusing on the clinical uses of biomaterials as components of implants, devices, and artificial organs, and their uses in biotechnology. The materials science and engineering of synthetic and natural biomaterials and the characterization of their physical, chemical, biochemical and surface properties, and mechanisms and evaluation of interactions with tissue, are also addressed in detail. 864 pages