Precious metals for biomedical applications

Precious metals and semi-precious metals have been used in medicine for many years. The properties of these metals and their alloys make them suitable for an increasing number of medical applications. This book provides readers with a useful review of this group of materials' unique properties...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Baltzer, Niklaus, author (author), Copponnex, Thierry, editor (editor), Baltzer, Niklaus, editor
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Sawston, England ; Waltham, Massachusetts ; Kidlington, England : Elsevier 2014.
Edición:1st edition
Colección:Woodhead Publishing series in biomaterials ; Number 77.
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Sumario:Precious metals and semi-precious metals have been used in medicine for many years. The properties of these metals and their alloys make them suitable for an increasing number of medical applications. This book provides readers with a useful review of this group of materials' unique properties and applications. The first part of the book provides readers with the fundamentals of precious metals for biomedical applications, before chapters in part two look at a wide range of applications of precious metals in medicine.Provides a useful review of this group of materials' unique p
Notas:Description based upon print version of record.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (237 p.)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
ISBN:9780857099051