文档介绍：POLYMERIC
BIOMATERIALS
Second Edition, Revised and Expanded
Severian Dumitriu
University of Sherbrooke
Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
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Preface
The need for spare parts for the human body has never been greater than at present. More people than ever are living longer, but the
human body, shaped by millions of years of evolution, isn’t keeping up. Spare parts must be available to ans and tissues
that are worn out from operating beyond their expiration dates, as well as those damaged by injury, disease, or developmental mishaps.
The biomaterials field e a long way from its empirical beginnings, with researchers taking whatever materials were avai