β Scribed by I. V. Yannas, D. P. Orgill, J. Silver, T. V. Norregaard (auth.), Charles G. Gebelein (eds.)
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This book is derived from a Symposium held at the 190th National American Chemical Society Meeting, which was held in the Fall of 1985, in Chicago, and was sponsored by the Division of Polymeric Materials: Science & Engineering. This Symposium was, in turn, a follow-up on an earlier one held in Houston, TX, in the Spring of 1980, which was pubΒ lished as the book Β·Biomedical and Dental Applications of PolymersΒ· [Plenum Press, New York, 1981]. In that earlier book, our opening Preface passage quoted King David, Β·1 will praise Thee; for I am fearfully and made . β’β’ β’ (Psalm 139:14). As we noted five years ago, sickness wonderfully of many types does occur in our wonderfully made bodies, but much human suffering can be aided by biomedical polymers. That earlier book conΒ sidered much of the fantastic progress that had been made in biomedical polymers during the previous quarter century and brought many of these topics up to date. That Symposium, and book, noted that much help was available for the varied afflictions and problems that sometimes beset, and upset, our God-given bodies, and the promise of new and important advances was held out as a shining ray of hope amidst the gloom of sickness and affliction. The present volume is an update on the advances that have occurred since the 1981 book and sets the stage for even greater advances in the future.
Front Matter....Pages i-ix
Regeneration of Sciatic Nerve Across 15mm Gap by Use of a Polymeric Template....Pages 1-9
Temporary Wound Covering: Effect of Chemical Modification....Pages 11-15
Custom Made Silicone Implants in Facial Contour Reconstruction....Pages 17-29
Themoplastic Chlorinated Polyethylene for Maxillofacial Prostheses....Pages 31-40
Experience Over 10 Years with a New Implanting Polymer βOsteomeshβ Used with Bone Grafts in Craniomaxillofacial Rehabilitation....Pages 41-53
Polyphosphazine Fluoroelastomer (PNF) As a Permanent Soft Liner for Removable Dentures....Pages 55-61
New Fluoropolymers for Potential Medical Applications....Pages 63-67
The Evolution of Polyurethane Orthopaedic Polymeric Casting Systems....Pages 69-73
Totally Resorbable High-Strength Composite Material....Pages 75-85
Body Absorbable Osteosynthesis Devices....Pages 87-99
Crosslinkable Polyesters for Biomedical Composites (1)....Pages 101-109
Synthesis and Properties of Polymers for Biodegradable Implants....Pages 111-115
New Finger Joint Implantable Prosthesis in an Ex-Vivo Model: Biostereometric Studies....Pages 117-123
Calcification of Polymeric Biomaterials in Long-Term Cardiovascular Uses....Pages 125-129
Metal Ion Complexation of Poly(Ether)Urethanes....Pages 131-145
Environmental Stress Cracking in Implanted Polyurethane Devices....Pages 147-158
Metal Catalyzed Oxidative Degradation of Implanted Polyurethane Devices....Pages 159-169
A Collagen-Dacron Composite Vascular Graft for Arterial Reconstructions....Pages 171-183
Design and in Vitro Testing of Newly Made Bicomponent Knitted Fabrics for Vascular Surgery....Pages 185-213
Sodium Neutralization in a Polyethylene Ionomer and Blood/Material Interactions in an In Vivo Canine Model....Pages 215-228
Surface Characteristics of Polyethylene Oxide-Polystyrene Multiblock Copolymers....Pages 229-247
Fibrinogen/Platelet Interaction with PGI 2 Analog-Heparin Immobilized Albuminated Polyurethane....Pages 249-252
On the Blood Compatibility of a Heparin-Polyvinyl Alcohol Hydrogel....Pages 253-258
New Heparinizable Materials: Surface Grafting of Poly (Amido Amine) Chains on Polyurethane....Pages 259-276
The Synthesis of Some Potentiallly Blood Compatible Heparin-like Polymeric Biomaterials....Pages 277-284
Chitin and Chitosan for use as a Novel Biomedical Material....Pages 285-297
A Study of Liposome-Type Artificial Red Blood Cells Stabilized with Carboxymethyl Chitin....Pages 299-310
Polymeric Platinol Derivative of Methotrexate for the Treatment of Virally Related Juvenile Diabetes....Pages 311-324
Antibacterial and Antitumoral Activity of Selected Polyphosphonoanhydrides and Polyphosphoroanhydrides....Pages 325-333
Elastomeric Polypeptide Biomaterials: Introduction of Hexapeptide Repeats (Hard Segments) in the Polypentapeptide....Pages 335-354
Polymer Modification by Radiation Grafting in the Presence of Salt Additives and its Application in Enzyme Immobilization....Pages 355-372
Use of Organic Cosolvents for Enhanced Leaching of HEMA/MAA Copolymers....Pages 373-380
Efficient Removal of Excess Inorganic Phosphate by Hemoperfusion....Pages 381-389
Back Matter....Pages 391-405
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