Machining applications

There has been an increasing demand for biomedical devices including various instruments, apparatuses, implants, in vitro reagents, and similar articles to diagnose, prevent, or treat diseases, improve human health, prolong human life, and recover from serious injuries. Biomedical devices that we utilize are not only continuously getting smaller and more effective but are also designed with more customized functionalities. In response to that demand, new design innovations, new materials, and prototypes of novel medical devices have been introduced on a regular basis. Design, prototyping, and manufacturing techniques for these materials and designs have also been continuously developing in parallel to the needs in biomedical device demands. There have been a large number of books written about design and manufacturing of various products but biomedical device manufacturing remains less covered than other well-known microelectronics and consumer products. This book brings authors from institutions around the world, perhaps one of the few wide-ranging books on manufacturing processes for medical devices with coverage of various materials including metals and polymers. The book aims to reach audiences such as practicing engineers who are working in medical device industry, students in the biomedical device manufacturing courses, and faculty/researcherswho are conducting research in medical device design, prototyping, and manufacturing.