An Introduction to Tissue-Biomaterial Interactions

Dr. Rena Bizios received her B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Massachusetts, M.S. in Chemical Engineering from the California Institute of Technology, and Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She is currently a Professor with the faculty of the Biomedical Engineering Department, School of Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York.
Dr. Kay C Dee earned her M.Eng. and Ph.D. degrees in biomedical engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Her research has been awarded by the Biomedical Engineering Society and the National Science Foundation. Dr. Dee has been voted "Teacher of the Year" by the biomedical engineering seniors each of the four years that she has been at Tulane University, and she received the University-wide Inspirational Undergraduate Professor Award in 2001.
Dr. David Puleo received his B.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Biomedical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and is currently an Associate Professor in the Center for Biomedical Engineering at the University of Kentucky.

Introduces the fundamental biological processes that influence these sophisticated, procedures. This text provides details about molecular-level events that happen at the tissue-implant interface and explores material, biological, and physiological consequences of these events. It emphasizes the importance of the body's wound-healing response.