Biomaterials: From Molecules to Engineered Tissue

✍ Scribed by Bogdan C. Simionescu, Geta David (auth.), Nesrin Hasirci, Vasif Hasirci (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer US
• Year: 2004
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 388
• Series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology 553
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Biomaterials: From Molecules to Engineered Tissue gives examples of the application areas of biomaterials involving molecules at one end of the spectrum and finished devices in the other. It covers molecular approaches as well as molecules functional in preparing and modifying biomaterials, medical devices and systems, tissue engineering and artificial organs. Chapters on biomedical informatics and ethics complement the design and production aspects with their contribution in informatics and ethical concerns of biomedical research.

This is a reference book for the advanced graduate student eager to learn the biomaterials area and for all researchers working in medicine, pharmacy, engineering and basic sciences in universities, hospitals, and industry involved in biomaterials and biomedical device production.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xx
Functional Micro- and Nanoparticles Based on Poly[(N-acylimino)ethylene]....Pages 1-18
In-Situ Crosslinking Thermoreversible Polymers for Cell Entrapment....Pages 19-28
pH-Responsive Hydrogels: Swelling Model....Pages 29-43
Smart Elastin-like Polymers....Pages 45-57
Chitosan: A Versatile Biomaterial....Pages 59-68
Bioapplication Oriented Polymers. Micro- and Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery Systems....Pages 69-82
Polyurethanes in Biomedical Applications....Pages 83-101
Chemical Durability of Alumina and Selected Glasses in Simulated Body Fluid....Pages 103-112
Degradable Phosphazene Polymers and Blends for Biomedical Applications....Pages 113-122
Molecularly Imprinted Polymers....Pages 123-138
Simulating Hydroxyapatite Binding of Bone-Seeking Bisphosphonates....Pages 139-148
Biochips: Focusing on Surfaces and Surface Modification....Pages 149-166
Microarchitectural Characterization of the Aortic Heart Valve....Pages 167-186
Biodynamic Modeling of Human Articulating Joints....Pages 187-196
Novel Bioabsorbable Antibiotic Releasing Bone Fracture Fixation Implants....Pages 197-208
Advances in Analgesic Drug Design and Delivery: A Current Survey....Pages 209-219
Drug delivery to Brain by Microparticulate Systems....Pages 221-230
Bioadhesive Drug Carriers for Postoperative Chemotherapy in Bladder Cancer....Pages 231-242
Three-Year Follow-up of Bioabsorbable PLLA Cages for Lumbar Interbody Fusion: In Vitro and In Vivo Degradation....Pages 243-255
Metals Foams for Biomedical Applications: Processing and Mechanical Properties....Pages 257-266
Oral Tissue Engineering of Complex Tooth Structures on Biodegradable DLPLG/β-TCP Scaffolds....Pages 267-281
Microparticulate Release Systems Based on Natural Origin Materials....Pages 283-300
Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering....Pages 301-316
Cartilage Tissue Engineering....Pages 317-329
Towards Dissecting The Complexity of The AP-1 (Activator Protein 1) Family....Pages 331-336
Health Informatics....Pages 337-358
Ethics And Animal Use In Biomedical Research....Pages 359-371
Back Matter....Pages 373-375

✦ Subjects

Biomedical Engineering; Biochemistry, general; Biochemical Engineering; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials