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Replaceable You

Adventures in Human Anatomy

by Mary Roach ...

The body is the most complex machine in the world, but what happens when the parts start to fail? Meet the scientists facing the challenge…AN AMAZON AND TIME BOOK OF THE YEAROur bodies regenerate at a remarkable rate – our skin replaces itself every month, our blood every four. You can remove ninety per cent of a liver and it’ll still grow back to its original size (please do not try this at home) ... Read more

£10.99

The body is the most complex machine in the world, but what happens when the parts start to fail? Meet the scientists facing the challenge…AN AMAZON AND TIME BOOK OF THE YEAROur bodies regenerate at a remarkable rate – our skin replaces itself every month, our blood every four. You can remove ninety per cent of a liver and it’ll still grow back to its original size (please do not try this at home)
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Moreau’s Other Island

by Brian Aldiss ...

Series series The Monster Trilogy
Welcome to Dr Moreau’s other island. Place of untold horros. Home of the Beast Men…Available for the first time in eBook.He stands very tall, long prosthetic limbs glistening in the harsh sun, withered body swaying, carbine and whip clasped in artificial hands. Man-beasts cower on the sand as he brandishes his gun in the air.He is Dr Moreau, ruler of the fabulous, grotesque island, where humans ... Read more

£1.99

Welcome to Dr Moreau’s other island. Place of untold horros. Home of the Beast Men…Available for the first time in eBook.He stands very tall, long prosthetic limbs glistening in the harsh sun, withered body swaying, carbine and whip clasped in artificial hands. Man-beasts cower on the sand as he brandishes his gun in the air.He is Dr Moreau, ruler of the fabulous, grotesque island, where humans
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Oscar: The Bionic Cat

A Heart-Warming Tale of Feline Bravery

by Kate Allan ...

When Kate Allan’s beloved black cat, Oscar, is found lying severely injured in a field near their Jersey home, she is sure the accident-prone boy has met his end. With both hind legs severed by a combine-harvester, his life hangs in the balance; luckily for Oscar, his vet knows Noel Fitzpatrick, star of Channel 4’s The Supervet, who agrees to try pioneering surgery to replace his legs with ... Read more

£2.99

When Kate Allan’s beloved black cat, Oscar, is found lying severely injured in a field near their Jersey home, she is sure the accident-prone boy has met his end. With both hind legs severed by a combine-harvester, his life hangs in the balance; luckily for Oscar, his vet knows Noel Fitzpatrick, star of Channel 4’s The Supervet, who agrees to try pioneering surgery to replace his legs with
... Read more
Additive Manufacturing for Biomedical Implants and Prosthetics

Edited by Pawan Kumar Rakesh, Pravin Kumar ...

Series series Advanced Materials Processing and Manufacturing
This book explains usage of additive manufacturing (AM) for the printing of biomedical implants and prosthetics. It elaborates on the basics of printing biomedical implants and prosthetics, including necessity, printing processes, materials, and standards followed by discussion of involved technologies, design and optimization, and post-processing. It further highlights patient response and risks ... Read more

£58.99

This book explains usage of additive manufacturing (AM) for the printing of biomedical implants and prosthetics. It elaborates on the basics of printing biomedical implants and prosthetics, including necessity, printing processes, materials, and standards followed by discussion of involved technologies, design and optimization, and post-processing. It further highlights patient response and risks
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Glasses

by Adam Geczy ...

Series series Object Lessons
Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.Glasses are among the oldest and most commonplace prosthetics we have invented. But what does it mean to wear glasses? There is more to the answer than correcting vision. Glasses alter, enhance, and shield the way that we view the world, and the way the world sees us.Everyone has encounters ... Read more

£8.89

Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.Glasses are among the oldest and most commonplace prosthetics we have invented. But what does it mean to wear glasses? There is more to the answer than correcting vision. Glasses alter, enhance, and shield the way that we view the world, and the way the world sees us.Everyone has encounters
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Service Dogs: Training Methods for Exceptional Canine Companions

Unleashing Excellence With Advanced Step-by-step Techniques for an Obedient Service Dog

by Bruce Ortega ...

This tutorial emphasizes practical use, in contrast to more technical texts. Practical training techniques, psychological insights into dog behavior, and straightforward solutions to typical problems like inconsistency, distractions, regression, and lack of attention are all included. Every chapter is intended to assist you in making decisions based on clarity rather than speculation. Additionally ... Read more

£2.49

This tutorial emphasizes practical use, in contrast to more technical texts. Practical training techniques, psychological insights into dog behavior, and straightforward solutions to typical problems like inconsistency, distractions, regression, and lack of attention are all included. Every chapter is intended to assist you in making decisions based on clarity rather than speculation. Additionally
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Animal Models in Orthopaedic Research

Edited by Yuehuei H. An, Richard J. Freidman ...

Animal Models in Orthopaedic Research is a reference book of the major animal models used in the study of orthopaedic conditions and in the in vivo study of biomaterials. Use of animal models provides important knowledge about pathological conditions that can eventually lead to the development of more effective clinical treatment of diseases in bot ... Read more

£197.99

Animal Models in Orthopaedic Research is a reference book of the major animal models used in the study of orthopaedic conditions and in the in vivo study of biomaterials. Use of animal models provides important knowledge about pathological conditions that can eventually lead to the development of more effective clinical treatment of diseases in bot
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Para Brillar

Una asombrosa historia real de una amputada cuádruple

by Desjardins Wilkens, Cyndi ...

“Amor, has estado muy enferma y tuvieron que amputarte… tus manos y pies” Su voz se quebró. Busqué alguna explicación en su cara, quería identificar alguna señal para entender por qué sentía tanto dolor por él y por mí. “….”Cyndi intentó absorber la nueva realidad de que una enfermedad infecciosa en la piel había cambiado su vida para siempre. Su más reciente recuerdo era el haber sido una gerente ... Read more

£6.19

“Amor, has estado muy enferma y tuvieron que amputarte… tus manos y pies” Su voz se quebró. Busqué alguna explicación en su cara, quería identificar alguna señal para entender por qué sentía tanto dolor por él y por mí. “….”Cyndi intentó absorber la nueva realidad de que una enfermedad infecciosa en la piel había cambiado su vida para siempre. Su más reciente recuerdo era el haber sido una gerente
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Bioinspired Devices

Emulating Nature’s Assembly and Repair Process

by Eugene C. Goldfield ...

Robotic exoskeletons that allow stroke survivors to regain use of their limbs, 3D-printed replacement body parts, and dozens of other innovations still in schematic design are revolutionizing the treatment of debilitating injuries and nervous system disorders. What all these technologies have in common is that they are modeled after engineering strategies found in nature—strategies developed by a ... Read more

£52.29

Robotic exoskeletons that allow stroke survivors to regain use of their limbs, 3D-printed replacement body parts, and dozens of other innovations still in schematic design are revolutionizing the treatment of debilitating injuries and nervous system disorders. What all these technologies have in common is that they are modeled after engineering strategies found in nature—strategies developed by a
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Knee Replacement Surgery, A Simple Guide To The Procedure And Related Conditions

by Kenneth Kee ...

Knee replacement is a surgical intervention that reduces pain and enhances the quality of life in many patients with serious arthritis of the knees.Normally patients go through this surgery after non-operative treatments (such as activity modification medicines, knee injections or walking with a cane) have been unsuccessful to provide relief of arthritic symptoms.Surgeons have done knee ... Read more

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Knee replacement is a surgical intervention that reduces pain and enhances the quality of life in many patients with serious arthritis of the knees.Normally patients go through this surgery after non-operative treatments (such as activity modification medicines, knee injections or walking with a cane) have been unsuccessful to provide relief of arthritic symptoms.Surgeons have done knee
... Read more
Biological and Biomedical Coatings Handbook

Applications

Edited by Sam Zhang ...

Series series Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
Written in a versatile, contemporary style that will benefit both novice and expert alike, Biological and Biomedical Coatings Handbook, Two-Volume Set covers the state of the art in the development and implementation of advanced thin films and coatings in the biological field. Consisting of two volumes-Processing and Characterization and Applicatio ... Read more

£84.99

Written in a versatile, contemporary style that will benefit both novice and expert alike, Biological and Biomedical Coatings Handbook, Two-Volume Set covers the state of the art in the development and implementation of advanced thin films and coatings in the biological field. Consisting of two volumes-Processing and Characterization and Applicatio
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Briser le silence

Audioprothésiste entre passion et marché

by Jean-Jacques Rossignol ...

Récit autobiographique, teinté de réflexions personnelles, qui retrace le parcours singulier d'un jeune homme, qui, par hasard, va se retrouver propulsé dans la profession d'audioprothésiste à une époque de profonde mutation. De la faculté de médecine de Lyon aux réalités du terrain, ce récit, librement inspiré de faits réels, dépeint avec perspicacité les luttes pour faire reconnaître un métier ... Read more

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Récit autobiographique, teinté de réflexions personnelles, qui retrace le parcours singulier d'un jeune homme, qui, par hasard, va se retrouver propulsé dans la profession d'audioprothésiste à une époque de profonde mutation. De la faculté de médecine de Lyon aux réalités du terrain, ce récit, librement inspiré de faits réels, dépeint avec perspicacité les luttes pour faire reconnaître un métier
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Magnesium and Its Alloys as Implant Materials

Corrosion, Mechanical and Biological Performances

by Mirco Peron, Filippo Berto, Jan Torgersen ...

Despite their tremendous potential, Mg and its alloys are not yet used in biomedical applications. This book aims to provide scientific insights into the challenges of the materials, and give an overview of the research regarding their mechanical properties, corrosion behaviour and biological performances. The authors intend to put the reader into the position to accurate discern the proper Mg ... Read more

£55.99

Despite their tremendous potential, Mg and its alloys are not yet used in biomedical applications. This book aims to provide scientific insights into the challenges of the materials, and give an overview of the research regarding their mechanical properties, corrosion behaviour and biological performances. The authors intend to put the reader into the position to accurate discern the proper Mg
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Handbook of Cardiac Electrophysiology

Edited by Andrea Natale, Oussama M. Wazni, Kalyanam Shivkumar, Francis E. Marchlinski ...

The second edition of this bestseller provides a practical, user-friendly manual guiding the theory and practice of cardiac electrophysiology. The handbook provides the specialist in training with a thorough grounding procedures, and clinical findings for clinicians. It provides a review of the main kinds of arrhythmia with illustrations of typical ECG findings supported where appropriate by ... Read more

£41.99

The second edition of this bestseller provides a practical, user-friendly manual guiding the theory and practice of cardiac electrophysiology. The handbook provides the specialist in training with a thorough grounding procedures, and clinical findings for clinicians. It provides a review of the main kinds of arrhythmia with illustrations of typical ECG findings supported where appropriate by
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Orthotics

A Comprehensive Clinical Approach

by Jan Bruckner, Joan Edelstein ...

Orthotics: A Comprehensive Clinical Approach is an innovative and comprehensive new text that provides essential information about contemporary orthoses to guide the student and clinician in prescribing and utilizing these appliances in neuromuscular, musculoskeletal, and integumentary rehabilitation.Written by recognized authorities in the field, Joan Edelstein, MA, PT, FISPO and Jan Bruckner, ... Read more

£86.99

Orthotics: A Comprehensive Clinical Approach is an innovative and comprehensive new text that provides essential information about contemporary orthoses to guide the student and clinician in prescribing and utilizing these appliances in neuromuscular, musculoskeletal, and integumentary rehabilitation.Written by recognized authorities in the field, Joan Edelstein, MA, PT, FISPO and Jan Bruckner,
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Atlas Of Ankle Replacements, The

by Andrew J Goldberg Obe, Paul H Cooke ...

The future of ankle replacements will be governed by careful patient selection, meticulous surgical technique, and appropriate prospective follow up and reporting as well as the introduction and collaboration of joint replacement registers. There is a large uptrend in the use of ankle replacements and a need for authoritative publications that can be used as a reference internationally.The Atlas ... Read more

£52.79

The future of ankle replacements will be governed by careful patient selection, meticulous surgical technique, and appropriate prospective follow up and reporting as well as the introduction and collaboration of joint replacement registers. There is a large uptrend in the use of ankle replacements and a need for authoritative publications that can be used as a reference internationally.The Atlas
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Neuroprosthetics: Theory And Practice (Second Edition)

by Kenneth W Horch, Daryl R Kipke ...

Series Book 8 - Series On Bioengineering And Biomedical Engineering
This is an updated and abridged edition of the original volume published in 2004. Like its predecessor it is targeted for students of bioengineering, biomedical engineering, applied physiology, biological cybernetics and related fields; for engineers and scientists who have an interest in neuroprosthetics; and for medical practitioners using products of that field.The practice of neuroprosthetics ... Read more

£253.49

This is an updated and abridged edition of the original volume published in 2004. Like its predecessor it is targeted for students of bioengineering, biomedical engineering, applied physiology, biological cybernetics and related fields; for engineers and scientists who have an interest in neuroprosthetics; and for medical practitioners using products of that field.The practice of neuroprosthetics
... Read more
Prosthetics and Patient Management

A Comprehensive Clinical Approach

by Joan Edelstein, Kevin Carroll ...

Prosthetics and Patient Management: A Comprehensive Clinical Approach is an innovative text covering both upper and lower extremity prosthetics. All the information clinicians need to manage a range of patients with amputations and their disorders is available in this practical and all-inclusive text.Kevin Carroll and Joan E. Edelstein, together with internationally recognized leaders, present a ... Read more

£73.99

Prosthetics and Patient Management: A Comprehensive Clinical Approach is an innovative text covering both upper and lower extremity prosthetics. All the information clinicians need to manage a range of patients with amputations and their disorders is available in this practical and all-inclusive text.Kevin Carroll and Joan E. Edelstein, together with internationally recognized leaders, present a
... Read more
A History of Knowledge and Production in Powered Prosthetic Arms

by David Foord ...

This book presents a narrative and social science history of the powered upper-limb prosthesis. It examines how research, innovation and design changed in the prosthetics industry from 1945 to the present.A History of Knowledge and Production in Powered Prosthetic Arms opens with a history of artificial upper-limb making from ancient Egypt to 1945. It surveys the transition from early modern iron ... Read more

£100.99

This book presents a narrative and social science history of the powered upper-limb prosthesis. It examines how research, innovation and design changed in the prosthetics industry from 1945 to the present.A History of Knowledge and Production in Powered Prosthetic Arms opens with a history of artificial upper-limb making from ancient Egypt to 1945. It surveys the transition from early modern iron
... Read more
5-Star Complete Mediterranean Dish

The Mediterranean Cookbook with 120 Essential and healthy recipes you'll want to make again and again.

by Catherine Smith ...

Start the Mediterranean Dish with 120 Delicious Recipes for Effective Weight Loss.The Mediterranean diet is known for its health and lifestyle benefits, but where do you start? 5 Star Mediterranean Dish is a great way to start a Mediterranean diet and live a more nutritious life and achieve fast weight loss. This is a guide.Follow a 120-day meal plan that takes the stress out of deciding what, how ... Read more

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Start the Mediterranean Dish with 120 Delicious Recipes for Effective Weight Loss.The Mediterranean diet is known for its health and lifestyle benefits, but where do you start? 5 Star Mediterranean Dish is a great way to start a Mediterranean diet and live a more nutritious life and achieve fast weight loss. This is a guide.Follow a 120-day meal plan that takes the stress out of deciding what, how
... Read more
Bio-Implant Interface

Improving Biomaterials and Tissue Reactions

by J.E. Ellingsen, S.P. Lyngstadaas ...

Achieving good clinical outcomes with implanted biomaterials depends upon achieving optimal function, both mechanical and biological, which in turn depends upon integrating advances realized in biological science, material science, and tissue engineering. As these advances push back the frontiers of biomaterial medicine , the control and patterning ... Read more

£72.99

Achieving good clinical outcomes with implanted biomaterials depends upon achieving optimal function, both mechanical and biological, which in turn depends upon integrating advances realized in biological science, material science, and tissue engineering. As these advances push back the frontiers of biomaterial medicine , the control and patterning
... Read more
Computer Aided Design of 3D Printable Anatomically Shaped Medical Devices

Methodologies and Applications

by Filip Gorski ...

"Computer Aided Design of 3D Printable Anatomically Shaped Medical Devices: Methodologies and Applications" presents a comprehensive framework for designing 3D printable medical devices tailored to individual anatomies. Bridging engineering and medicine, the book guides readers through advanced CAD techniques, anatomical data acquisition (via 3D scanning and imaging), and additive manufacturing ... Read more

£58.99

"Computer Aided Design of 3D Printable Anatomically Shaped Medical Devices: Methodologies and Applications" presents a comprehensive framework for designing 3D printable medical devices tailored to individual anatomies. Bridging engineering and medicine, the book guides readers through advanced CAD techniques, anatomical data acquisition (via 3D scanning and imaging), and additive manufacturing
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Emerging Theory and Practice in Neuroprosthetics

Edited by Ganesh R. Naik, Yina Guo ...

Neuroprosthetics is a fast-growing area that brings together the fields of biomedical engineering and neuroscience as a means to interface the neural system directly to prostheses. Advancing research and applications in this field can assist in successfully restoring motor, sensory, and cognitive functions. Emerging Theory and Practice in Neuroprosthetics brings together the most up-to-date ... Read more

£177.59

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Neuroprosthetics is a fast-growing area that brings together the fields of biomedical engineering and neuroscience as a means to interface the neural system directly to prostheses. Advancing research and applications in this field can assist in successfully restoring motor, sensory, and cognitive functions. Emerging Theory and Practice in Neuroprosthetics brings together the most up-to-date
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All-in-One Mediterranean cookbook

The complete meal plan nutritional guidance and delicious 150 recipes to kick start your weight loss journey

by Chris Moore ...

DESCRIPTION:This is more than just a Mediterranean cookbook!!!!The long-awaited debut cookbook All-in-One Mediterranean Cookbook for Beginners Providing freshly prepared meals for people with a Mediterranean diet.The Mediterranean diet doesn't have to be complicated. You don't have to worry about coming up with sophisticated recipes or spending extra time in the kitchen every day. The solution is ... Read more

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DESCRIPTION:This is more than just a Mediterranean cookbook!!!!The long-awaited debut cookbook All-in-One Mediterranean Cookbook for Beginners Providing freshly prepared meals for people with a Mediterranean diet.The Mediterranean diet doesn't have to be complicated. You don't have to worry about coming up with sophisticated recipes or spending extra time in the kitchen every day. The solution is
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