Biomedical Devices and Their Applications - Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering Softcover Reprint of Hardcover 1st Ed. 2004 edition

Jacket Description/Back: This volume introduces readers to the basic concepts and recent advances in the field of biomedical devices. The text gives a detailed account of novel developments in drug delivery, protein electrophoresis, estrogen mimicking methods and medical devices. It also provides the necessary theoretical background as well as describing a wide range of practical applications. The level and style make this book accessible not only to scientific and medical researchers but also to graduate students. Table of Contents: 1 Biomaterials in Drug Delivery.- 2 Drug Delivery Systems for Localized Treatment of Disease.- 3 Application of Protein Electrophoresis Techniques.- 4 Xenoestrogens as Endocrine Disrupters.- 5 Medical Devices. Marc Notes: Originally published: 2004.; This volume introduces readers to the basic concepts and recent advances in the field of biomedical devices. The text gives a detailed account of novel developments in drug delivery, protein electrophoresis, estrogen mimicking methods and medical devices.