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Often associated with artificial hearts, ventricular assist devices (VADs) are blood pumps that can provide circulatory assistance to the left ventricle, the right ventricle, or both. Bioengineering and Biomaterials in Ventricular Assist Devices reviews constructive details of VADs and the biomaterials used in their development and support.
FEATURES
Establishes an area of intersection between engineering and medicine
Shows process development from mechanical design to automation and control
Discusses biofunctional materials, tribology in ceramic biomaterials, biosensors, and surface engineering and blood
This text is aimed at advanced students, researchers, and practicing engineers conducting work on VADs and will be of interest to a broad interdisciplinary group, including bioengineers, materials engineers, chemical engineers, mechanical engineers, and electrical engineers.
List of contents
Part I Bioengineering in Ventricular Assist Devices
Chapter 1 VAD Design
Aron J. P. Andrade, Gustavo C. Andrade, Juliana Leme, and Bruno U. Silva
Chapter 2 Electromechanical Actuators
Breno Y. T. Nishida and Rogerio L. de Souza
Chapter 3 Cardiovascular System Simulators
Jeison Willian Gomes da Fonseca, Breno T. Y. Nishida, and Gustavo C. de Andrade
Chapter 4 Control Systems
Bruno Jesus dos Santos and Tarcísio F. Leão
Chapter 5 Supervisory and Intelligent Systems
Marcelo Barboza, José Ricardo de Sousa Sobrinho, Jonatas Dias, and Diolino José dos Santos Filho
Chapter 6 Safety and Security
André Cavalheiro
Part II Biomaterials in Ventricular Assist Devices
Chapter 7 Hemocompatibility, Hemolysis, Cell Viability, and Immunology
Wesley L. Fotoran
Chapter 8 Computational Hemodynamics
Guilherme B. Lopes Jr, Luben Cabezas-Gómez, and Raquel J. Lobosco
Chapter 9 Biofunctional Materials
Rosa Corrêa Leoncio de Sá
Chapter 10 Bioceramics for VADs
Fernando dos Santos Ortega
Chapter 11 Tribology in Ceramic Biomaterials
Rodrigo Lima Stoeterau
Chapter 12 Surface Engineering of Biomaterials by Plasma Electrolytic Oxidation
César A. Antônio, Rosana F. Antônio, Elidiane C. Rangel, and Nilson C. Cruz
Chapter 13 Additive Manufacturing for VADs
Adriana Del Monaco De Maria and Evandro Drigo
Chapter 14 Laser Additive Manufacturing for the Realization of New Material Concepts
Wilhelm Pfleging and Juliana dos Santos Solheid
Chapter 15 Biosensors
Bruno Jesus dos Santos and Henrique Stelzer Nogueira
Chapter 16 Optics and VADs
Isac K. Fujita and Sergio Y. Araki
About the author
Eduardo Guy Perpétuo Bock is Associate Professor and Head of the Laboratory of Bioengineering and Biomaterials at the Department of Mechanics in Federal Institute of São Paulo since 2007. He is Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering by University São Judas Tadeu, Masters and PhD in Mechanical Engineering by State University of Campinas. He worked as Field Engineer in Angel Medical Systems in Shrewsbury, New Jersey; Assistant Professor in FAAP, São Paulo; and Project Intern in Baylor College of Medicine, Houston. He has filed the patent "Implantable equipment for temporary life support of patients waiting for heart transplantation". In addition, he had published 3 books, 14 chapters and 44 papers in scientific journals with 427 citations. He has experience in the field of Biomedical and Mechanical Engineering, with emphasis on Bioengineering acting mainly on the following themes: Biomaterials, Tribology, Numerical Simulation, Control Systems, Artificial Organs, Artificial Heart, Ventricular Assist Devices and Mechanical Circulatory Support.
Summary
Often associated with artificial hearts, Ventricular Assist Devices (VAD) are blood pumps that can provide circulatory assistance to the left ventricle, the right ventricle, or both biventricular. This book details constructive details of VADs and the biomaterials used in their development and support.
