Concise Encyclopedia of Biomedical Polymers and Polymeric Biomaterials

✍ Scribed by Munmaya Mishra (editor)

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Year: 2017
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 1742
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

The Concise Encyclopedia of Biomedical Polymers and Polymeric Biomaterials presents new and selected content from the 11-volume Biomedical Polymers and Polymeric Biomaterials Encyclopedia. The carefully culled content includes groundbreaking work from the earlier published work as well as exclusive online material added since its publication in print. A diverse and global team of renowned scientists provide cutting edge information concerning polymers and polymeric biomaterials. Acknowledging the evolving nature of the field, the encyclopedia also features newly added content in areas such as tissue engineering, tissue repair and reconstruction, and biomimetic materials.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Contributors
Table of Contents
Topical Table of Contents
Preface
About the editor
Volume I
Adhesives: Tissue Repair and Reconstruction
Aerogels: Cellulose-Based
Anticancer Agents: Polymeric Nanomedicines
Anti-Infective Biomaterials
Artificial Muscles
Bioabsorbable Polymers: Tissue Engineering
Bioactive Systems
Bioadhesive Drug Delivery Systems
Biocompatibility: Testing
Biodegradable Polymers: Bioerodible Systems for Controlled Drug Release
Biodegradable Polymers: Biomedically Degradable Polymers
Biodegradation
Biofunctional Polymers
BioMEMS
Biomimetic Materials
Biomimetic Materials: Smart Polymer Surfaces for Tissue Engineering
Biorubber: Poly(Glycerol Sebacate)
Blood Vessel Substitutes
Bone–Implant: Polymer Physicochemical Modification for Osseointegration
Cellulose-Based Biopolymers: Formulation and Delivery Applications
Colloid Drug Delivery Systems
Conducting Polymers: Biomedical Engineering Applications
Conjugated Polymers: Nanoparticles and Nanodots of
Conjugates: Biosynthetic–Synthetic Polymer Based
Contact Lenses: Gas Permeable
Corneas: Tissue Engineering
Dendritic Architectures: Delivery Vehicles
Dendritic Architectures: Theranostic Applications
Dental Polymers: Applications
Dental Sealants
Drug Delivery Systems: Selection Criteria and Use
Drugs and Excipients: Polymeric Interactions
Electrets
Electroactive Polymeric Materials
Electrospinning Technology: Polymeric Nanofiber Drug Delivery
Electrospinning Technology: Regenerative Medicine
Excipients: Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms
Fluorescent Nanohybrids: Cancer Diagnosis and Therapy
Functionalized Surfaces: Biomolecular Surface Modification with Functional Polymers
Gels: Fibrillar Fibrin
Gene Carriers: Design Elements
Gene Delivery
Glues
Hair and Skin Care Biomaterials
Hemocompatible Polymers
Hydrogels
Hydrogels: Classification, Synthesis, Characterization, and Applications
Hydrogels: Multi-Responsive Biomedical Devices
In Vitro Vascularization: Tissue Engineering Constructs
Latexes: Magnetic
Ligament Replacement Polymers: Biocompatability, Technology, and Design
Lipoplexes and Polyplexes: Gene Therapy
Magnetomicelles: Theranostic Applications
Medical Devices and Preparative Medicine: Polymer Drug Application
Volume II
Half Title
Title Page
Melt Extrusion: Pharmaceutical Applications
Melt-Electrospun Fibers
Membranes, Polymeric: Biomedical Devices
Metal–Polymer Composite Biomaterials
Microcomponents: Polymeric
Microgels: Smart Polymer and Hybrid
Molecular Assemblies
Mucoadhesive Polymers: Basics, Strategies, and Trends
Mucoadhesive Systems: Drug Delivery
Muscles, Artificial: Sensing, Transduction, Feedback Control, and Robotic Applications
Nanocomposite Polymers: Functional
Nanogels: Chemical Approaches to Preparation
Nanomaterials: Conducting Polymers and Sensing
Nanomaterials: Theranostics Applications
Nanomaterials: Therapeutic Applications
Nanomedicine: Review and Perspectives
Nanoparticles: Biological Applications
Nanoparticles: Biomaterials for Drug Delivery
Nanoparticles: Cancer Management Applications
Natural Polymers: Tissue Engineering
Nerve Guides: Multi-Channeled Biodegradable Polymer Composite
Neural Tissue Engineering: Polymers for
Non-Viral Delivery Vehicles
Orthopedic Applications: Bioceramic and Biopolymer Nanocomposite Materials
Peptide–Polymer Conjugates: Synthetic Design Strategies
Pharmaceutical Polymers
Polyurethanes: Medical Applications
Rapid Prototyping
Rapid Prototyping: Tissue Engineering
Scaffolds, Polymer: Microfluidic-Based Polymer Design
Scaffolds, Porous Polymer: Tissue Engineering
Semiconducting Polymer Dot Bioconjugates
Sensing and Diagnosis
Shape Memory Polymers: Applications
Skin Tissue Engineering
Smart Polymers: Imprinting
Smart Polymers: Medicine and Biotechnology Applications
Stem Cell: Hematopoietic Stem Cell Culture, Materials for
Stents: Endovascular
Stimuli-Responsive Materials
Stimuli-Responsive Materials: Thermo- and pH-Responsive Polymers for Drug Delivery
Sutures
Theranostics: Biodegradable Polymer Particles for
Ultrasound Contrast Agents: Sonochemical Preparation
Vascular Grafts: Biocompatibility Requirements
Vascular Grafts: Polymeric Materials
Vascular Tissue Engineering: Polymeric Biomaterials
Wound Care: Natural Biopolymer Applications
Wound Care: Skin Tissue Regeneration
Wound Healing: Hemoderivatives and Biopolymers
Zwitterionic Polymeric Materials
Index