Providing scientific and technical in-depth information in a clear format with a homogeneous structure, this text is suited for educational and self-teaching purposes as well as a reference on titanium for biomedical applications. It covers the whole area relevant to the use of titanium for implants, devices and instruments in medicine: material and surface science, physics, chemistry, biology, medicine, quality and regulatory aspects.

State-of-the-art textbook and reference book on titanium for biomedical applications With contributions of about 35 leading experts worldwide Texts are strongly revised by the team of editors, in order to have one uniform language throughout the book The only competing book is a mere collection of scientific papers Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Inhalt
I Introductory Survey.- 1. A Perspective on Titanium Biocompatibility.- 2. Titanium for Medical Applications.- II Metallurgy and Fabrication; Surface and Technological Properties.- 3. Metallurgy and Technological Properties of Titanium and Titanium Alloys.- 4. Titanium-Nickel Shape Memory Alloys in Medical Applications.- 5. Characterization of Titanium Surfaces.- 6. The Corrosion Properties of Titanium and Titanium Alloys.- 7. Properties and Biological Significance of Natural Oxide Films on Titanium and Its Alloys.- III Surface Engineering.- 8. Mechanical, Thermal, Chemical and Electrochemical Surface Treatment of Titanium.- 9. Sol-Gel Coatings on Titanium.- 10. Physical and Chemical Vapor Deposition and Plasma-assisted Techniques for Coating Titanium.- 11. Production of Microfabricated Surfaces and Their Effects on Cell Behavior.- 12. Thermal Spray Coatings on Titanium.- 13. Biochemical Modification of Titanium Surfaces.- IV Biological Performance.- 14. Proteins at Titanium Interfaces.- 15. Principles of Cell Behavior on Titanium Surfaces and Their Application to Implanted Devices.- 16. Titanium in Soft Tissues.- 17. The Titanium-Bone Cell Interface In Vitro: The Role of the Surface in Promoting Osteointegration.- 18. The Titanium-Bone Interface In Vivo.- 19. Titanium Ceramics for Cell-Carriers and for Medical Applications.- V Medical Applications.- 20. Design and Engineering Criteria for Titanium Devices.- 21. Titanium for Hip and Knee Prostheses.- 22. Wear of Titanium 6-4 Alloy in Laboratory Tests and in Retrieved Human Joint Replacements.- 23. Titanium as Implant Material for Osteosynthesis Applications.- 24. Titanium for Dental Applications (I).- 25. Titanium for Dental Applications (II): Implants with Roughened Surfaces.- 26. Titanium in Cardiac and CardiovascularApplications.- 27. Titanium in Audiology.- 28. Regulatory Aspects in the Use of Titanium-based Materials for Medical Applications.- VI Appendices.- Appendix A Color Figures.- Appendix B Biographies of Editors and Authors.- Appendix C Abbreviations.- Appendix D World-Wide-Web Sites (URL Addresses).- Appendix E Index.- Appendix F Spectacles for Stereo-View of Color Figures (App. A) ............................insert at end of book.