The immune response to implanted materials and devices : the impact of the immune system on the success of an implant /: the impact of the immune system on the success of an implant. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Bruna Corradetti, editor.
• Editors: Corradetti, Bruna
• Contents: Host response to implanted materials and devices -- overview -- Innate and acquired immunity: umoral and cellular components (Protein adsorption, cell recruitment, tissue response) -- Acute/Chronic inflammation, foreign body reaction -- implications -- Macrophages: from immune response to tissue restoration -- Host response to cell-grafted biomaterials -- Host response to therapeutic nanoparticles -- Host response to synthetic versus natural biomaterials (The effects of the composition, structure on function, stability, and final outcome) -- Biomimicry at the cell-material interface to mitigate the immune reaction -- Bioactive materials design for immunomodulation -- exploiting the patient's own body machinery to achieve functional tissue restoration -- Host response to materials for orthopaedic applications: current approaches and future perspectives -- Methods to activate cellular immunity or determine immune evasion.
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2017
• Copyright Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource (254 pages), illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 610.28; Materials science; Implants, Artificial -- Biocompatibility; Implants, Artificial -- Complications; Biomaterials; Immunology; Biomedical engineering; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Engineering (General); TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Reference; Implants, Artificial -- Biocompatibility; Implants, Artificial -- Complications; Science -- Life Sciences -- Biology -- Molecular Biology; Medical -- Immunology; Technology & Engineering -- Engineering (General); Cellular biology (cytology); Immunology; Biomedical engineering; Technology & Engineering -- Material Science; Materials science; Materials Science; Biomaterials; Regenerative Medicine/Tissue Engineering; Immunology; Biomedical Engineering; Electronic books; Electronic book
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319454337; 3319454331
• Related ISBNs: 9783319454313; 3319454315
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.