Biomedical Composites

Professor Luigi Ambrosio is a Research Director at the Institute for Polymers, Composites and Biomaterials, Italy. He is a renowned scientist with expertise in biomedical composites and has published over 300 papers in international scientific journals and books, 16 patents, 150 invited lectures and over 400 presentations at international and national conferences.

• Part 1 Introduction to biocomposites1. Natural composites: structure–property relationships in bone, cartilage, ligament and tendons2. Design and fabrication of biocomposites3. Hard tissue applications of biocomposites4. Soft tissue applications of biocompositesPart 2 Particular applications of biocomposites5. Composite materials for bone repair6. Composite coatings for implants and tissue engineering scaffolds 7. Composite materials for spinal implants 8. Composites for dental applications (New chapter: Composites of dense collagen gels as tissue models) 9. Acrylic bone cements for joint replacement 10. Composite materials for replacement of ligaments and tendons 11. Injectable composites for bone repair 12. Composite materials for hip joint prostheses 13. Harnessing the properties of fiber-reinforced composites in the design of tissue-engineered scaffolds14. 3D printing of customized biocomposite scaffolds and structuresPart 3 Biocompatibility, mechanical behaviour and failure of biocomposites 15. The challenge of biocompatibility evaluation of biocomposites16. Cellular response to biocomposites17. Testing the in vivo biocompatibility of biocomposites 18. The mechanics of biocomposites 19. Tribology of biocomposites 20. Fatigue behaviour of biocomposites21. Modelling biocompositesPart 4 The future for biocomposites22. Nanostructured biocomposites for tissue engineering scaffolds23. Developing biocomposites as scaffolds in regenerative medicine24. Developing targeted biocomposites in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine 25. Ethical issues affecting the use of biocomposites26. Regulatory issues