Polymeric Biomaterials-2 Volume Set, Third Edition

✍ Scribed by Severian Dumitriu (Editor); Valentin Popa (Editor)

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Year: 2013
• Leaves: 858
• Edition: 3
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Biomaterials have had a major impact on the practice of contemporary medicine and patient care. Growing into a major interdisciplinary effort involving chemists, biologists, engineers, and physicians, biomaterials development has enabled the creation of high-quality devices, implants, and drug carriers with greater biocompatibility and biofunctiona

✦ Table of Contents

Volume 1: Synthesis and Fabrication of Polyesters as Biomaterials. Hydrogels Formed by Cross-Linked Poly(Vinyl Alcohol). Development and Evaluation of Poly(Vinyl Alcohol) Hydrogels as a Component of Hybrid Artificial Tissues for Orthopedics Surgery Application. Polyphosphazenes as Biomaterials. Biodegradable Polymers as Drug Carrier Systems. Bioresorbable Hybrid Membranes for Bone Regeneration. Mucoadhesive Polymers: Basics, Strategies, and Future Trends. Biodegradable Polymeric/Ceramic Composite Scaffolds to Regenerate Bone Tissue. Amphiphilic Systems as Biomaterials Based on Chitin, Chitosan, and Their Derivatives. Biomaterials of Natural Origin in Regenerative Medicine. Natural Polymers as Components of Blends for Biomedical Applications. Metal-Polymer Composite Biomaterials. Evolution of Current and Future Concepts of Biocompatibility Testing. Biocompatibility of Elastomers. Preparation and Applications of Modulated Surface Energy Biomaterials. Electrospinning for Regenerative Medicine. Polymeric Nanoparticles for Targeted Delivery of Bioactive Agents and Drugs. Polymeric Materials Obtained through Biocatalysis. Polymer-Based Colloidal Aggregates as a New Class of Drug Delivery Systems. Photoresponsive Polymers for Control of Cell Bioassay Systems. Lignin in Biological Systems. Carbohydrate-Derived Self-Crosslinkable In Situ Gelable Hydrogels for Modulation of Wound Healing. Dental and Maxillofacial Surgery Applications of Polymers. Biomaterials as Platforms for Topical Administration of Therapeutic Agents in Cutaneous Wound Healing. Polymers for Artificial Joints. Volume 2: Antithrombin-Heparin Complexes. Glucose-Sensitive Hydrogels. Advances in Polymeric and Lipid-Core Micelles as Drug Delivery Systems. Modular Biomimetic Drug Delivery Systems. Polymeric Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery. Drug Carrier Systems for Anticancer Agents. Application of Polymer Drugs to Medical Devices and Preparative Medicine. Polymer Implants for