Structural Interfaces and Attachments in Biology

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Stavros Thomopoulos, Victor Birman, Guy M. Genin
Springer Science & Business Media, Oct 5, 2012 - Technology & Engineering - 388 pages

Attachment of dissimilar materials in engineering and surgical practice is a perennial challenge. Bimaterial attachment sites are common locations for injury, repeated injury, and mechanical failure. Nature presents several highly effective solutions to the challenge of bimaterial attachment that differ from those found in engineering practice. Structural Interfaces and Attachments in Biology describes the attachment of dissimilar materials from multiple perspectives. The text will simultaneously elucidate natural bimaterial attachments and outline engineering principles underlying successful attachments to the communities of tissue engineers and surgeons. Included an in-depth analysis of the biology of attachments in the body and mechanisms by which robust attachments are formed, a review of current concepts of attaching dissimilar materials in surgical practice and a discussion of bioengineering approaches that are currently being developed.

 

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Part II Natural Examples of Transitions from Stiff to Compliant Materials
67
Part III Regeneration of Interfaces Development Healing and Tissue Engineering
227

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