Overview
- Covers potential medical benefits of biomaterials in Bolivia
- Details Bolivia as a model for the rest of South America in the use of biomaterials for public health
- Examines Bolivia because of the extreme poverty and economic inequality
- Contains a chapter devotes to quinoa
- Includes an appendix on medicinal herbs
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Public Health (BRIEFSPUBLIC)
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Table of contents(8 chapters)
About this book
Authors and Affiliations
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School of Engineering & Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, USA
Susan Arias
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School of Engineering & Applied Science, Harvard University, Cambridge, USA
Sujata K. Bhatia
About the authors
Susan Arias graduated from Harvard University in May 2014 with a Bachelor of Arts Biomedical Engineering degree. She is currently working for a medtech focused venture fund.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Medical Applications for Biomaterials in Bolivia
Authors: Susan Arias, Sujata K. Bhatia
Series Title: SpringerBriefs in Public Health
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-16775-6
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)
Copyright Information: The Author(s) 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-16774-9Published: 01 April 2015
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-16775-6Published: 24 March 2015
Series ISSN: 2192-3698
Series E-ISSN: 2192-3701
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 62
Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations, 18 illustrations in colour
Topics: Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering, Biochemical Engineering, Biomaterials, Applied Microbiology, Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering