Advanced manufacturing technology for medical applications :  reverse engineering, software conversion, and rapid prototyping / 
edited by Ian Gibson. 
 - Chichester, West Sussex, England :  J. Wiley,  c2005. 
 - xiii, 240 p. :  ill. ;  26 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Contributors. - 1. Rapid prototyping for medical applications. - 2. Role of rapid digital manufacture in planning and implementation of complex medical treatments. - 3. Biomodelling. - 4. Three-dimensional data capture and processing. - 5. Software for medical data transfer. - 6. Biobuild software. - 7. Generalized artificial finger joint design process employing reverse engineering. - 8. Scaffold-based tissue engineering - design and fabrication of matrices using solid free form fabrication techniques. - 9. Direct fabrication of custom orthopedic implants using electron beam melting technology. - 10. Modelling, analysis and fabrication of below-knee prosthetic sockets using rapid prototyping. - 11. Future development of medical applications for advanced manufacturing technology. - Index. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0470016884 (hbk.) 9780470016886 (hbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Medical technology.<br/>Medical innovations.<br/>Manufacturing processes.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>658.28  / ADV