Advanced Biomaterials VI

This volume contains a selection of carefully chosen papers from the Sixth Asian Symposium on Biomedical Materials, held in Emei, Chengdu, China, from the 19th to the 22nd July 2004.Volume is indexed by Thomson Reuters CPCI-S (WoS).The conference welcomed some 300 delegates from 15 countries and areas: including the USA, Canada, Germany, France, the Netherlands, Australia, New Zealand, etc.The work comprises 165 papers; grouped into the sections: Tissue Engineering, Controlled-Release Systems, Micro-/Nano- Biomaterials, Tissue-Inducing Biomaterials, Coatings & Surface Modification, Polymers, Evaluation Methods for Biocompatibility, Bioactive Ceramics, Metals & Stents, and Wear & Other.

The book as a whole offers valuable insights into the important progress being made in this subject-area.