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PREFACE

First of all, I would like to say thanks to you for purchasing this book. You might

have the question, why I also have a separate preface in English, as this book is written in
Thai. The reason is because I would like to sincerely thanks my former Ph.D supervisor, Prof.

Brian Tighe, who gave me a great opportunity to learn and gain knowledge about the

biomaterials area. Prof. Tighe has run and directed his own research group “Biomaterials

Research Unit, BRU” at Aston University for more than 30 years, and I thank him for all I
have learnt. He is an excellent model of what a lecturer/supervisor should be. I have

to say “I would not have been as successful in my career without his advice”. It was in

fact upon his suggestion for me to write this biomaterials book. It took me quite long time

to think about the content that I wanted to include and pass on to you all. As the term
“Biomaterials” is a broad term but I try my best to deliver knowledge from the “Routes”

to “Final Applications” in biomaterials. Therefore, this book will tell you about

petrochemical and bio-based polymers, metals and ceramics, including the materials

characteristic and properties, to the fabrication and characterization of the fabricated
materials, and finally their usefulness in biomedical applications. Special thanks also must

go to; Dr. Robert Molloy, Prof. Paul Topham, Prof. Supawan Tantayanon,

Dr.Gareth Ross, Dr. Sararat Mahasaranon and all my family and friends, without them I would

not have as good opportunities. I hope you enjoy reading this book as much as I enjoyed
writing it.

Assistant Professor Dr.Sukunya Ross

21 Feb 2018