The second edition of this bestselling title provides the most up to date comprehensive review of all aspects of biomaterials science by providing a balanced insightful approach to learning biomaterials this reference integrates a historical perspective of materials engineering principles with biological interactions of biomaterials. A practical road map to the key families of biomaterials and their potential applications in clinical therapeutics introduction to biomaterials second edition follows the entire path of development from theory to lab to practical application it highlights new biocompatibility issues metrics and statistics as well as new legislation for intellectual property. Biomaterials for cancer therapeutics evolution and innovation second edition discusses the role and potential of biomaterials in treating this prevalent disease the first part of the book discusses the fundamentals of biomaterials for cancer therapeutics part two discusses synthetic vaccines proteins and polymers for cancer therapeutics part three focuses on theranosis and drug delivery systems while the final set of chapters look at biomaterial therapies and cancer cell interaction. Biomaterials science second edition an introduction to materials in medicine buddy d ratner allan s hoffman frederick j schoen jack e lemons the second edition of this bestselling title provides the most up to date comprehensive review of all aspects of biomaterials science by providing a balanced insightful approach to learning biomaterials