Natural and Living Biomaterials
| By: | Hastings |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
| Print ISBN: | 9781315895802 |
| eText ISBN: | 9781351091800 |
| Edition: | 1 |
| Copyright: | 1984 |
| Format: | Reflowable |
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Reasons for the study of tissue materials are discussed. Specific aspects of the musculo-skeletal system are considered, the main emphasis being on bone. Structure and different mechanical properties of parying types of bone are discussed by the authors, with the concluding chapter dealing with mechanically mediated electrical properties and their relevance to bone structure and to growth or repair.