Cellular materials in nature and medicine / Lorna J. Gibson ... [et al.]. — Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, c2010. – (61.2683/G449) |
Contents
Contents
Preface
Part I Background
1 Introduction
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Cellular materials in nature
1.3 Cellular materials in medicine
1.4 Overview of the book
References
2 The materials of nature
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Basic building blocks: proteins, polysaccharides and minerals
2.3 The materials of nature
2.4 Overview of properties
2.5 Summary
References
3 Structure and mechanics of cellular materials
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Two-dimensional cellular solids (honeycombs)
3.3 Three-dimensional cellular solids (foams)
3.4 The mechanics of structural members with cellular materials
3.5 Material design in engineering and nature
3.6 Summary
References
Part II Cellular materials in nature
4 Honeycomb-like materials in nature
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Wood
4.3 Cork
4.4 Summary
References
5 Foam-like materials in nature
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Trabecular bone
5.3 Plant parenchyma
5.4 Adipose tissue
5.5 Coral
5.6 Sponge
5.7 Summary
References
6 Cellular structures in nature
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Sandwich structures
6.3 Circular sections with radial density gradients
6.4 Cylindrical shells with compliant cores: animal quills and plant stems
6.5 Biomimicking of natural cellular structures
6.6 Summary
References
7 Property charts for natural cellular materials and their uses
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Using property charts for natural cellular materials
7.3 Case studies: Selection of natural materials using the property charts
7.4 Summary
References
Part III Cellular materials in medicine
8 Cellular solids as biomedical materials
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Metal foams as bone substitute materials
8.3 Tissue engineering scaffolds
8.4 Mechanical behavior of tissue engineering scaffolds
8.5 Summary
References
9 Interaction of biological cells with tissue engineering scaffolds
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Scaffold chemical composition
9.3 Scaffold microstructure
9.4 Substrate mechanical properties
9.5 Multi-parameter effects
9.6 Summary
References
Index
The color plates appear between pages 246 and 247