Biomaterials in the Design and Reliability of Medical Devices

Biomaterials in the Design and Reliability of Medical Devices
Author: Michael N. Helmus
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2003-01-31
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9780306476907

This book highlights the responsibility of medical device designers and engineers to eliminate sites of failure and to test devices to demonstrate their ultimate safety and efficacy. It also evaluates biomaterials and their properties as related to the design and reliability of medical devices. The principles that are described are readily applicable to the biomaterial scaffolds used for generating tissue-engineered constructs.

Erythrocyte Engineering for Drug Delivery and Targeting

Erythrocyte Engineering for Drug Delivery and Targeting
Author: Mauro Magnani
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2003-01-31
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780306476914

The International Symposia on Plant Lipids, the 15th of which was held in Okazaki, Japan, in May 12-17, 2002, is held every two years and is the only international meeting in this field. The contributions from the symposium collected in this book represent the most up-to-date research results on plant lipids, including their structure, analysis, biosynthesis, regulation, physiological function, environmental aspects, and biotechnology, obtained world-wide during 2000-2002

Catalogue

Catalogue
Author: International Organization for Standardization
Publisher:
Total Pages: 866
Release: 2005
Genre: Standardization
ISBN:

ISO Catalogue

ISO Catalogue
Author: International Organization for Standardization
Publisher:
Total Pages: 896
Release: 2006
Genre: Standardization
ISBN:

Clinical Manual of Contact Lenses

Clinical Manual of Contact Lenses
Author: Edward S. Bennett
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Total Pages: 872
Release: 2013-08-20
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1469832895

Designed to be used as a quick reference, this fourth edition of the Clinical Manual of Contact Lenses allows readers to easily find the topic and information they need without having to search through an entire chapter to find it. Rigid gas permeable lens design and fitting, soft lens problem-solving, astigmatic management, and bifocal correction are just a few of the subjects covered in this manual. Each chapter includes sample cases to reinforce and demonstrate the practical nature of the topic, with nomograms and proficiency checklists summarizing and emphasizing the important points. With this guide, students and practitioners will have a dependable resource to help fit, evaluate, and troubleshoot any contact lenses, especially specialty designs for years to come.

The Contact Lens Manual

The Contact Lens Manual
Author: Andrew Gasson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1998
Genre: Contact lenses
ISBN: 9780750631877

The Contact Lens Manual has become established as one of the world's leading practical textbooks in the field of contact lenses for both students and experienced practitioners alike. Free CD-Rom by Tony Hough included with publication Fully revised and updated New and expanded sections

Mounting Optics in Optical Instruments

Mounting Optics in Optical Instruments
Author: Paul R. Yoder
Publisher: SPIE Press
Total Pages: 784
Release: 2008
Genre: Optical instruments
ISBN: 0819471291

Entirely updated to cover the latest technology, this Second Edition gives optical designers and optomechanical engineers a thorough understanding of the principal ways in which optical components - lenses, windows, filters, shells, domes, prisms, and mirrors of all sizes - are mounted in optical instruments.Along with new information on tolerancing, sealing considerations, elastomeric mountings, alignment, stress estimation, and temperature control, two new chapters address the mounting of metallic mirrors and the alignment of reflective and catadioptric systems.The updated accompanying CD-ROM offers a convenient spreadsheet of the many equations that are helpful in solving problems encountered when mounting optics in instruments.