Biomaterials science : an introduction to materials in medicine / edited by William R. Wagner (Distinguished Professor of Surgery, Bioengineering & Chemical Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, Director, McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, United States), Shelly E. Sakiyama-Elbert (Professor and Department Chair, Fletcher Stuckey Pratt Chair in Engineering, Department of Biomedical Engineering, the University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, United States), Guigen Zhang (Professor and F. Joseph Halcomb III, M.D. Endowed Chair, Chair of the F. Joseph Halcomb III, M.D. Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, United States), Michael J. Yaszemski (Krehbiel Family Endowed Professor of Orthopedics and Biomedical Engineering, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States).

Preceded by: Biomaterials science / edited by Buddy D. Ratner ... [et al.]. 3rd ed. 2013.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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