An Introduction to Tissue-Biomaterial Interactions

Preface.

Acknowledgments.

Introduction.

Biomaterials.

Proteins.

Protein-Surface Interactions.

Blood-Biomaterial Interactions and Coagulation.

Inflammation and Infection.

The Immune System and Inflammation.

Wound Healing.

Biomaterial Surface and the Physiological Environment.

Biocompatibility.

Example 1: Opening Occluded Vessels: Vascular Grafts, Intimal Hyperplasia.

Example 2: Replacing Joints and Teeth.

Answers to Quiz Questions.

Gloassry.

Index.