Overview of Biomaterials Introduction Biomaterials: From Then to Now Impact of Biomaterials Characteristics of Biomaterials Classification of Biomaterials Surface Modification of Biomaterials Recent Trends in Biomaterials Summary Glossary References Basics of Human Biology Introduction Structure and Function of the Human Body Chemical Level Cellular Level Tissue Level Organ Level System Level Glossary References Further Reading Degradation and Corrosion of Biomaterials Introduction Surface Properties Degradation of Biomaterials Corrosion of Biomaterials Methods of Corrosion Testing Biocompatibility of Implants Case Study Summary Glossary References Further Reading Failure and Tribology of Biomaterials Introduction Deformation Mechanics Deformation Analysis of Biomaterials Fracture Mechanics Classification of Fracture Brittle to Ductile Transition of Biomaterials Fracture Toughness Toughness Analysis of Biomaterials Fatigue Mechanics Fatigue Analysis of Biomaterials Tribology Tribological Analysis of Biomaterials Case Study Summary Glossary References Further Reading Nanoscale Phenomena Introduction Nanoscale Phenomena Processing of Nanostructured Materials Characterization Techniques Environmental and Safety Aspects of Nanomaterials Summary Glossary References Further Reading Metallic Biomaterials Introduction Metallic Biomaterials Nanostructured Metallic Implants Case Study Summary Glossary References Ceramic Biomaterials Introduction Bioceramics Nanostructured Bioceramics Synthesis and Characterization of Nano Bioceramics Case Study Summary Glossary References Polymeric Biomaterials Introduction Polymers as Biomaterials Classification of Polymeric Biomaterials Naturally Derived Polymers Synthetic Polymers Polymeric Nanobiomaterials Processing of Polymer Nanofibers: Current Scenarios Electrospun Polymer Nanofibrous Scaffolds Biomedical Applications of Polymer Nanofibers Summary Glossary References Composite Biomaterials Introduction Classification of Composite Biomaterials Biological Responses to Composite Biomaterials Biomedical Applications of Composite Biomaterials Evolution of Nanocomposite Biomaterials Nanocomposites: A New Class of Nanobiomaterials Conventional Nanocomposites Biomimetic Nanocomposites Tissue-Engineered Nanocomposites Nanocomposites for Growth Factor Delivery Summary Glossary References Nanobiomaterials for Tissue Regeneration Introduction Concept of Tissue Engineering The Promise of Stem Cells Nanobiomaterials: A New Generation Scaffolding Material Characteristics of a Scaffold Types of Scaffolding Materials Scaffold Designing using Nanobiomaterials Tissue-Engineered Ceramic Nanobiomaterials Tissue-Engineered Polymeric Nanobiomaterials Patterning of Biomaterials for Cell Engineering Tissue-Engineered Products: The Artificial Skin and Cartilage Case Study Summary Glossary References Index