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Structural Biological Materials: Design and Structure-Property Relationships

Elices, M.

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Table of contents
  • Contentsxv
  • Series Prefacev
  • Acknowledgementsvi
  • List of Contributorsvii
  • Introductionix
  • PART 1: GENERAL CONCEPTS1
  • Chapter 1. Structure-Property Relationships in Biological Materials1
  • Chapter 2. Design and Function of Structural Biological Materials17
  • PART 2: HARD TISSUE ENGINEERING31
  • Chapter 3. Structure and Mechanical Properties of Bone31
  • PART 3: SOFT TISSUE ENGINEERING73
  • Chapter 4. Structure-Properties of Soft Tissues. Articular Cartilage73
  • Chapter 5. Bioartificial Implants: Design and Tissue Engineering105
  • Chapter 6. Mechanical Characterisation of Tendons in Vitro161
  • Chapter 7. Biomimicking Materials with Smart Polymers187
  • PART 4: ENGINEERING WITH FIBERS221
  • Chapter 8. Biological Fibrous Materials221
  • Chapter 9. Computer Model for the Mechanical Properties of Fibers269
  • Chapter 10. Silk Fibers: Origins, Nature and Consequences of Structure293
  • Chapter 11. Modeling of the Stress-Strain Behaviour of Spider Dragline335
  • Glossary351
  • Subject Index359
Book details
  • Vendor Elsevier S & T
  • SKU 9780080434162
  • ISBN-13 9780080541907
  • Author Elices, M.
  • Category Medical
  • Subject Family & General Practice

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The ongoing process of bio-evolution has produced materials which are perfectly adapted to fulfil a specific functional role. The natural world provides us with a multitude of examples of materials with durability, strength, mechanisms of programmed self-assembly and biodegradability.

The materials industry has sought to observe and appreciate the relationship between structure, properties and function of these biological materials. A multidisciplinary approach, building on recent advances at the forefront of physics, chemistry and molecular biology, has been successful in producing many synthetic structures with interesting and useful properties.

Structural Biological Materials: Design and Structure-Property Relationships represents an invaluable reference in the field of biological materials science and provides an incisive view into this rapidly developing and increasingly important topic within materials science.

This book focuses on the study of three sub-groups of structural biological materials:

• Hard tissue engineering, focussing on cortical bone
• Soft tissue engineering
• Fibrous materials, particularly engineering with silk fibers.

The fundamental relationship between structure and properties, and certain aspects of design and engineering, are explored in each of the sub-groups. The importance of these materials, both in their intrinsic properties and specific functions, are illustrated with relevant examples. These depict the successful integration of material properties, architecture and shape, providing a wide range of optimised designs, tailored to specific functions.

Edited by Manuel Elices of the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain, this book is Volume 4 in the Pergamon Material Series.