Polymer Nanocomposites in Biomedical Engineering

✍ Scribed by Kishor Kumar Sadasivuni, Deepalekshmi Ponnamma, Mariappan Rajan, Basheer Ahmed, Mariam Ali S A Al-Maadeed

• Publisher: Springer International Publishing
• Year: 2019
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 412
• Series: Lecture Notes in Bioengineering
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This book presents a thorough discussion of the physics, biology, chemistry and medicinal science behind a new and important area of materials science and engineering: polymer nanocomposites. The tremendous opportunities of polymer nanocomposites in the biomedical field arise from their multitude of applications and their ability to satisfy the vastly different functional requirements for each of these applications. In the biomedical field, a polymer nanocomposite system must meet certain design and functional criteria, including biocompatibility, biodegradability, mechanical properties, and, in some cases, aesthetic demands.
The content of this book builds on what has been learnt in elementary courses about synthesising polymers, different nanoparticles, polymer composites, biomedical requirements, uses of polymer nanocomposites in medicine as well as medical devices and the major mechanisms involved during each application. The impact of hybrid nanofillers and synergistic composite mixtures which are used extensively or show promising outcomes in the biomedical field are also discussed. These novel materials vary from inorganic/ceramic-reinforced nanocomposites for mechanical property improvement to peptide-based nanomaterials, with the chemistry designed to render the entire material biocompatible.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter ....Pages i-x
A Fundamental Approach Toward Polymers and Polymer Composites: Current Trends for Biomedical Applications (Rajan Choudhary, Mohit Saraswat, Senthil Kumar Venkatraman)....Pages 1-28
Synthesis of Bio-based Polymer Composites: Fabrication, Fillers, Properties, and Challenges (Amanda Murawski, Rashid Diaz, Sarah Inglesby, Khristal Delabar, Rafael L. Quirino)....Pages 29-55
Amorphous and Semicrystalline Thermoplastic Polymer Nanocomposites Applied in Biomedical Engineering (S. S. M. Abdul Majeed, Aqib Muzaffar, Kalim Deshmukh, M. Basheer Ahamed)....Pages 57-84
Multi-functional Lipid-Based Polymer Composites for In Vivo Imaging, Tissue Healing, Cell Rejuvenation and Theranostic Applications (V. Raj, P. Priya)....Pages 85-109
Biomedical Applications of Electrospun Polymer Composite Nanofibres (Kalim Deshmukh, Sowmya Sankaran, M. Basheer Ahamed, S. K. Khadheer Pasha)....Pages 111-165
Biomedical Applications of Hydroxyapatite Nanocomposites (Mariappan Rajan, Murugan Sumathra)....Pages 167-204
3D Printing Technology of Polymer Composites and Hydrogels for Artificial Skin Tissue Implementations (Jenifer Joseph, Kalim Deshmukh, Tran Tung, K. Chidambaram, S. K. Khadheer Pasha)....Pages 205-233
Polymer Composite Strategies in Cancer Therapy, Augment Stem Cell Osteogenesis, Diagnostics in the Central Nervous System, and Drug Delivery (Mariappan Rajan, Rajendran Amarnath Praphakar, Periyakaruppan Pradeepkumar)....Pages 235-270
Photopolymerization of Polymeric Composites in Drug Delivery, Tissue Engineering, and Other Biomedical Applications (Husam M. Younes)....Pages 271-297
Shape Memory Polymer Composites in Biomedical Field (Aqib Muzaffar, Kalim Deshmukh, M. Basheer Ahamed, S. K. Khadheer Pasha)....Pages 299-329
Silver Nanoparticles and Its Polymer Nanocomposites—Synthesis, Optimization, Biomedical Usage, and Its Various Applications (Kishor Kumar Sadasivuni, Sunita Rattan, Sadiya Waseem, Snehal Kargirwar Brahme, Subhash B. Kondawar, S. Ghosh et al.)....Pages 331-373
Electrospun Polymeric Nanofibers: Fundamental Aspects of Electrospinning Processes, Optimization of Electrospinning Parameters, Properties, and Applications (Sowmya Sankaran, Kalim Deshmukh, M. Basheer Ahamed, S. K. Khadheer Pasha)....Pages 375-409
Correction to: Polymer Nanocomposites in Biomedical Engineering (Kishor Kumar Sadasivuni, Deepalekshmi Ponnamma, Mariappan Rajan, M. Basheer Ahamed, Mariam Ali S A Al-Maadeed)....Pages C1-C1

✦ Subjects

Engineering; Biomedical Engineering; Biomaterials; Polymer Sciences; Nanotechnology