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Fundamentals of Biomaterials

  • True, fully integrated teaching text presented in a single, coherent voice
  • Integrates materials and biological properties to understand biomaterials function and design
  • Covers metals, ceramics, polymers, carbon-derived materials, materials of a natural origin, and composites as biomaterials
  • Includes hot topics from tissue engineering and guided tissue regeneration to nanoarchitechure of biomaterial surfaces
  • Contains a number of perspectives/case studies from widely-recognized experts in the field
  • Includes chapter ending summaries to help students to identify the key, take-home messages

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Table of contents (19 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxii
  2. Introduction

    • Vasif Hasirci, Nesrin Hasirci
    Pages 1-14
  3. Properties of Solids

    • Vasif Hasirci, Nesrin Hasirci
    Pages 15-34
  4. Metals as Biomaterials

    • Vasif Hasirci, Nesrin Hasirci
    Pages 35-49
  5. Ceramics

    • Vasif Hasirci, Nesrin Hasirci
    Pages 51-64
  6. Polymers as Biomaterials

    • Vasif Hasirci, Nesrin Hasirci
    Pages 65-82
  7. Carbon as a Biomaterial

    • Vasif Hasirci, Nesrin Hasirci
    Pages 83-94
  8. Building Blocks of the Human Body

    • Vasif Hasirci, Nesrin Hasirci
    Pages 95-115
  9. Composites as Biomaterials

    • Vasif Hasirci, Nesrin Hasirci
    Pages 117-130
  10. Fundamentals of Human Biology and Anatomy

    • Vasif Hasirci, Nesrin Hasirci
    Pages 131-140
  11. Tissue-Biomaterial Interactions

    • Vasif Hasirci, Nesrin Hasirci
    Pages 141-157
  12. Biocompatibility

    • Vasif Hasirci, Nesrin Hasirci
    Pages 159-172
  13. Hemocompatibility

    • Vasif Hasirci, Nesrin Hasirci
    Pages 173-186
  14. Sterilization of Biomaterials

    • Vasif Hasirci, Nesrin Hasirci
    Pages 187-198
  15. Biomaterials and Devices in Soft Tissue Augmentation

    • Vasif Hasirci, Nesrin Hasirci
    Pages 199-218
  16. Biomaterials and Devices in Hard Tissue Augmentation

    • Vasif Hasirci, Nesrin Hasirci
    Pages 219-232
  17. Blood Interfacing Applications

    • Vasif Hasirci, Nesrin Hasirci
    Pages 233-256
  18. Controlled Release Systems

    • Vasif Hasirci, Nesrin Hasirci
    Pages 257-279
  19. Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine

    • Vasif Hasirci, Nesrin Hasirci
    Pages 281-302
  20. Nano- and Microarchitecture of Biomaterial Surfaces

    • Vasif Hasirci, Nesrin Hasirci
    Pages 303-329

About this book

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.


Authors and Affiliations

  • BIOMATEN Center of Excellence in Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering, and Department of Biological Sciences, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey

    Vasif Hasirci

  • BIOMATEN Center of Excellence in Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering, and Department of Chemistry, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey

    Nesrin Hasirci

About the authors

Dr. Vasif Hasirci served as a professor at the Department of Biological Sciences of the Middle East Technical University (METU), Ankara (Turkey) for more than 40 years and is currently a Professor at Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar University, Department of Medical Engineering (Istanbul). He is a chemist and an expert in biomedical, biotechnological and nanotechnological applications of natural and synthetic polymers. He is the Founding Director of the Center of Excellence in Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering (BIOMATEN) at METU and the President of the Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering Society (Turkey). He is a Fellow of the Science Academy (Turkey), the International College of Fellows of Biomaterials Science and Engineering (UISBSE-FBSE), and the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC) (UK). He is also a member of the European Society for Biomaterials (ESB), American Chemical Society, and Turkish Chemistry Society.
He serves on the Editorial Boards of the journals Biomaterials; Nanomedicine; and J. Biomaterials Science: Polymer Edition, Regenerative Biomaterials among others. He has 5 patents and patent applications, more than 200 SCI journal papers, supervised 47 M.Sc. and 25 Ph.D. students, was cited 4200+ times and has a H-index of 41 (Web of Science)


Dr. Nesrin Hasirci is a professor at the Department of Chemistry of the Middle East Technical University (METU), Ankara (Turkey). She is also a member and is among the founders of several interdisciplinary Graduate Departments such as Biomedical Engineering, Biotechnology, Micro and Nanotechnology, Polymer Science and Technology, as well as the Center of Excellence in Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering (BIOMATEN), all at METU. She is a Fellow of the Science Academy (Turkey). She is member of European Society for Biomaterials (ESB), Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering Society (Turkey), Turkish Society of Polymer Science and Technology, Turkish Chemistry Society, Fulbright AlumniAssociation of Turkey.  
She has 5 patents, 155 SCI journal papers, 16 chapters in scientific books, supervised 40 M.Sc. and 20 Ph.D. students, and has a H-index of 30 (Web of Science). 


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Hardcover Book USD 119.99
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  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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