Biomaterials include a versatile group of molecules that have been designed to interact with biological systems for various applications and polymeric biomaterials are being designed based on their availability and compatibility. This book summarizes fabrication techniques, features, usage, and prom
Polymeric Biomaterials: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Applications, Volume 2
โ Scribed by Severian Dumitriu (Editor); Valentin Popa (Editor)
- Publisher
- CRC Press
- Year
- 2013
- Leaves
- 843
- Edition
- 1
- Category
- Library
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โฆ 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
โฆ Table of Contents
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 Intratumoral Drug Delivery and Cancer Therapy. Biological Stimulus-Responsive Hydrogels. Polymeric Materials for Surface Modification of Living Cells. Biomedical Applications of Shape Memory Polymers and Their Nanocomposites. Bioadhesive Drug Delivery Systems. Nanomedicines Coming of Age. Polymers for Myocardial Tissue Engineering. Acellular Tubular Grafts Constructed from Natural Materials in Vascular Tissue Engineering. pH-Responsive Polymers for Delivery of Nucleic Acid Therapeutics. Adhesive Biomaterials for Tissue Repair and Reconstruction. Polymeric Interactions with Drugs and Excipients. Manufacturing Multifunctional Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering. Virus-Based Nanoparticles as Drug Delivery Systems. Polymeric Biomaterials in Pulmonary Drug Delivery. Polymeric Gene Delivery Carriers for Pulmonary Diseases. Biomedical Application of Membranes in Bioartificial Organs and Tissue Engineering. Controlled Release Systems for Bone Regeneration. Controlled Release Systems Targeting Angiogenesis. Bioceramics for Development of Bioartificial Liver. Materials Biofunctionalization for Tissue Regeneration. Polymers-Based Devices for Dermal and Transdermal Delivery.
โฆ Subjects
Engineering & Technology;Chemical Engineering;Polymer Science;Physical Sciences;Chemistry;Materials Chemistry;Materials Science;Biomaterials
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