Larry L. Hench is Professor of Ceramic Materials at Imperial College London and Co-Director of the Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine Centre. His academic career at the University of Florida, USA and Imperial College London, spanning forty years, has focussed on developing innovative new materials, including the discovery of Bioglass®, the first man-made material to bond to living tissues. Julian R. Jones is a Royal Academy of Engineering/EPRSC Research Fellow in the Department of Materials, Imperial College London. In 2004 he was awarded the Silver Medal for outstanding achievement by a young researcher in materials science by the UK Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining.

"…highly useful for students of biomaterials, material science and medicine." --International Journal of Biological Macromolecules"…provides an overview of multi-disciplinary nature and importance of biomedical materials, artificial organs and tissue engineering." --International Journal of Biological Macromolecules"The book provides an overview, which is easily understandable to the reader. It succeeds in educating the reader about biomaterials, tissue engineering and artificial organs." --Carbohydrate Polymers

• Part 1 Introduction to materials (living and non-living): Metals; Ceramics; Polymers; Biocomposites; Cells and tissues; Inflammation and wound healing. Part 2 Clinical needs and concepts of repair: The skeletal system; The cardiovascular system; Biomedical polymers; Biomedical hydrogels. Part 3 Applications: Repair of skeletal tissues; Joint replacement; Artificial organs; Mass transport processes in artificial organs; Artificial exchange systems; Cardiovascular assist systems. Part 4 Tissue engineering: Introduction to tissue engineering; Scaffolds for tissue engineering; A guide to basic cell culture and applications in biomaterials and tissue engineering; Immunochemical techniques in tissue engineering and biomaterial science; Clinical applications of tissue engineering. Part 5 Societal, regulatory and ethical issues: Regulatory classification of biomaterials and medical devices; Technology transfer; Ethical issues.

Larry L. Hench is Professor of Ceramic Materials at Imperial College London and Co-Director of the Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine Centre. His academic career at the University of Florida, USA and Imperial College London, spanning forty years, has focussed on developing innovative new materials, including the discovery of Bioglass®, the first man-made material to bond to living tissues. Julian R. Jones is a Royal Academy of Engineering/EPRSC Research Fellow in the Department of Materials, Imperial College London. In 2004 he was awarded the Silver Medal for outstanding achievement by a young researcher in materials science by the UK Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining.

"…highly useful for students of biomaterials, material science and medicine." --International Journal of Biological Macromolecules"…provides an overview of multi-disciplinary nature and importance of biomedical materials, artificial organs and tissue engineering." --International Journal of Biological Macromolecules"The book provides an overview, which is easily understandable to the reader. It succeeds in educating the reader about biomaterials, tissue engineering and artificial organs." --Carbohydrate Polymers

• Part 1 Introduction to materials (living and non-living): Metals; Ceramics; Polymers; Biocomposites; Cells and tissues; Inflammation and wound healing. Part 2 Clinical needs and concepts of repair: The skeletal system; The cardiovascular system; Biomedical polymers; Biomedical hydrogels. Part 3 Applications: Repair of skeletal tissues; Joint replacement; Artificial organs; Mass transport processes in artificial organs; Artificial exchange systems; Cardiovascular assist systems. Part 4 Tissue engineering: Introduction to tissue engineering; Scaffolds for tissue engineering; A guide to basic cell culture and applications in biomaterials and tissue engineering; Immunochemical techniques in tissue engineering and biomaterial science; Clinical applications of tissue engineering. Part 5 Societal, regulatory and ethical issues: Regulatory classification of biomaterials and medical devices; Technology transfer; Ethical issues.

Larry L. Hench is Professor of Ceramic Materials at Imperial College London and Co-Director of the Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine Centre. His academic career at the University of Florida, USA and Imperial College London, spanning forty years, has focussed on developing innovative new materials, including the discovery of Bioglass®, the first man-made material to bond to living tissues. Julian R. Jones is a Royal Academy of Engineering/EPRSC Research Fellow in the Department of Materials, Imperial College London. In 2004 he was awarded the Silver Medal for outstanding achievement by a young researcher in materials science by the UK Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining.

"…highly useful for students of biomaterials, material science and medicine." --International Journal of Biological Macromolecules"…provides an overview of multi-disciplinary nature and importance of biomedical materials, artificial organs and tissue engineering." --International Journal of Biological Macromolecules"The book provides an overview, which is easily understandable to the reader. It succeeds in educating the reader about biomaterials, tissue engineering and artificial organs." --Carbohydrate Polymers

• Part 1 Introduction to materials (living and non-living): Metals; Ceramics; Polymers; Biocomposites; Cells and tissues; Inflammation and wound healing. Part 2 Clinical needs and concepts of repair: The skeletal system; The cardiovascular system; Biomedical polymers; Biomedical hydrogels. Part 3 Applications: Repair of skeletal tissues; Joint replacement; Artificial organs; Mass transport processes in artificial organs; Artificial exchange systems; Cardiovascular assist systems. Part 4 Tissue engineering: Introduction to tissue engineering; Scaffolds for tissue engineering; A guide to basic cell culture and applications in biomaterials and tissue engineering; Immunochemical techniques in tissue engineering and biomaterial science; Clinical applications of tissue engineering. Part 5 Societal, regulatory and ethical issues: Regulatory classification of biomaterials and medical devices; Technology transfer; Ethical issues.