Springer Biomaterials for Musculoskeletal Regeneration: Concepts (Indian Institute of Metals Series)

This book covers the basics of the biomaterials science its applications to bone tissue engineering. The introductory section describes the most necessary concepts and techniques related to the cell and molecular biology with a particular focus on evaluating the biocompatibility property. The layout of this book facilitates easier understanding of the area of bone tissue engineering. The book integrates the Materials Science and Biological Science. It covers processing and basic material properties of various biocompatible metals and ceramics-based materials, in vitro and in vivo biocompatibility and toxicity assessment in the context of bone tissue engineering, and  processing and properties of metal-, ceramic- and polymer-based biocomposites, including the fabrication of porous scaffold materials.  The book can be used as a textbook for  senior undergraduate and graduate coursework. It will also be a useful reference for researchers and professionals working in the area.   Review “‘Biomaterials for Musculoskeletal Regeneration: Concepts’ provides in detail some fundamental information about materials, biomaterials, and to a lesser degree cells and cell–material interactions and seeks to introduce the basic concepts of biomaterial science pertaining to musculoskeletal regeneration from a material science perspective. It is best suited to undergraduate and graduate students and other scientists just entering the field. … a worthy addition to the library of any Materials Scientist curious about the world of biomaterials for hard tissue repair.” (Yusuf M. Khan and Lakshmi S. Nair, Journal of Materials Science, August, 2016) From the Back Cover This book covers the basics of the biomaterials science its applications to bone tissue engineering. The introductory section describes the most necessary concepts and techniques related to the cell and molecular biology with a particular focus on evaluating the biocompatibility property. The layout of this book facilitates easier understanding of the area of bone tissue engineering. The book integrates the Materials Science and Biological Science. It covers processing and basic material properties of various biocompatible metals and ceramics-based materials, in vitro and in vivo biocompatibility and toxicity assessment in the context of bone tissue engineering, and  processing and properties of metal-, ceramic- and polymer-based biocomposites, including the fabrication of porous scaffold materials.  The book can be used as a textbook for  senior undergraduate and graduate coursework. It will also be a useful reference for researchers and professionals working in the area.   About the Author Dr. Bikramjit Basu is currently Professor at the Materials Research Center and holds Associate Faculty position at Center for Biosystems Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore. He is currently an Adjunct faculty at Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IITK). After his undergraduate and graduate degree in Metallurgical Engineering, he earned his PhD in Ceramics at Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium in March, 2001. After a brief post-doctoral stint at University of California, Santa Barbara, he joined IITK in November 2001 as Assistant Professor and was promoted to Professor at IITK in March, 2012. Over close to last two decades, Bikramjit Basu has made outstanding contributions to the field of Biomaterials, wherein he has brought in a strong materials engineering perspective to address biologically and clinically relevant problems. An ardent believer of ‘Bedside to bench to bedside’ concept, he is currently leading, as principal investigator, the largest center of excellence on Biomaterials in India with an interdisciplinary team of 15 co-investigators and 20 young researchers (of seven institutions) from diverse background of materials science, histopathology, polymer science, biomechanics, ceramics engineering, prosthodontics, o