Biomaterials: The Intersection of Biology and Materials Science

by Johnna S. Temenoff, Antonios G. Mikos

Publisher: Prentice Hall
ISBN: 0130097101

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Book Description

Intended for use in an introductory course on biomaterials, taught primarily in departments of biomedical engineering. The book covers classes of materials commonly used in biomedical applications, followed by coverage of the biocompatibility of those materials with the biological environment. Finally, it covers some in-depth applications of biomaterials. It does all of this with an overall emphasis on tissue engineering.

About the Author

Johnna S. Temenoff and Antonios G. Mikos, co-authors of Biomaterials: The Intersection of Biology and Materials Science, have been chosen to receive the 2010 Meriam/Wiley Distinguished Author Award from the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE). This marks the first time that authors of a biomedical engineering textbook have been recognized with this award.

Customer Reviews

This is a good book but very expensive for what you get. It's only about an inch thick and not one color picture, however my professor follows the book almost exactly. To me, that implies that it's well written, in terms of how it introduces material (starting with atomic properties and then, chapter-by-chapter, moving to larger scale properties).

Topics are explained well and would be good for refreshers down the road. It's a little expensive for how big the book is, but I guess that's just how these things are these days.