Engineering of Biomaterials

Venina dos Santos is a Professor at University of Caxias do Sul, Brazil. She has experience in the area of biomaterials. Rosmary Nichele Brandalise is a Professor at University of Caxias do Sul, Brazil. She has experience in the area of Chemical and Materials Engineering, specially on degradation, biodegradation of polymers, polymer blends, composites and studies with biomaterials. Michele Savaris has a Master's degree in Process and Technology Engineering. Her research activities are focused on polymers, with emphasys on biomaterials (sterilization processes, characterization, applications, development of scaffolds and in vitro test), polyurethane synthesis, degradation and biodegradation.

Introduction.- Biomaterials: Characteristics and Properties.- Metallic Biomaterials.- Ceramic Biomaterials.- Polymeric Biomaterials.- Composite Biomaterials.- Sterilization Methods by Biomaterials: Case Studies.- Biomaterials: Degradation and Effects in Living Tissue.