Characterization of Biomaterials

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Microscopy techniques for analyzing the phase nature and morphology of biomaterials

R.T. Dombrowski,     Nanoview Associates,USA

Abstract:

This chapter provides a review of all the major microscopy imaging techniques that are available to the modern researcher for the characterization of biomaterials. Today, with the melding of both biology and materials science to produce both natural and man-made biomaterials, imaging has become a major characterization technique to carry out the further development of these materials that will be implanted in the human body to perform, augment or replace natural bodily functions. Microstructural imaging techniques utilizing light, electrons and molecular mechanical probes are covered. The various chapter ...