This volume considers the most common materials used in medical devices. State-of-the-art reference information is given for implant materials including stainless steels, cobalt-base alloys, titanium, shape memory alloys, noble metals, ceramics, and polymers.

ASM Handbook, Volume 23: Materials for Medical Devices considers the most common materials used in medical devices. State-of-the-art reference information is given for implant materials including stainless steels, cobalt-base alloys, titanium, shape memory alloys, noble metals, ceramics, and polymers. Examples of materials- and mechanical-based failures of medical devices provide lessons learned in the failure analysis section. Biotribology and implant wear are covered extensively, including clinical wear and biological aspects of implant wear. A detailed look at corrosion includes its effects, corrosion products, mechanically assisted corrosion and corrosion fatigue. Biocompatibility is also discussed at length including biocompatibility of ceramics and polymers.

Engineers with little exposure to medical and biomedical engineering will find this book particularly useful. It will help engineers and designers at all levels understand how materials react inside the body.

Volume 23 is a replacement for the Handbook of Materials for Medical Devices edited by J.R. Davis (ASM, 2003). 

Contents

INTRODUCTION
Introduction to Medical Implant Materials
Fundamentals of Medical Implant Materials
Applications of Medical Implant Materials
Microjoining in Medical Components and Devices

CORROSION AND BIOCOMPATIBILITY
Biocompatibility, Metals Ions, and Corrosion Products
Corrosion Testing of Implantable Medical Devices
Biocompatibility of Metallic Materials for Medical Devices—The Effects of Corrosion and Corrosion Products
Mechanically Assisted Corrosion of Metallic Biomaterials
Corrosion Fatigue and Stress-Corrosion Cracking in Metallic Biomaterials
Biocompatibility of Ceramics
Biocompatibility of Polymers

BIOTRIBOLOGY AND IMPLANT WEAR
Tribological Characterization of Biomaterials
Biologic Aspects of Implant Wear
Friction and Wear of Dental Materials
Friction and Wear of Medical Implants and Prosthetic Devices

MEDICAL IMPLANT MATERIALS
Medical Applications of Stainless Steels
Cobalt-Base Alloys
Titanium and Its Alloys for Biomedical Implants
Shape Memory Alloys
Noble and Precious Metal Applications in Biomaterials with Emphasis on Dentistry
Ceramic Materials
Tantalum
Medical Polymers
Medical Adhesives
Dental Composite Resins
Porous Coatings on Metallic Implant Materials

IMPLANT EVALUATION
Material and Chemical Characterization as a Part of the Biological Evaluation of Medical Devices
Surface Characterization for Medical Devices
Medical Device Failure Analysis

REFERENCE INFORMATION
International Standards for Biological Evaluation of Medical Devices
Medical Device Materials Reference