Radiation Effects on Polymers for Biological Use

✍ Scribed by Hans Jörg Mathieu, Yann Chevolot (auth.), Henning Kausch, N. Anjum, Y. Chevolot, B. Gupta, D. Léonard, H. J. Mathieu, L. A. Pruitt, L. Ruiz-Taylor, M. Scholz (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
• Year: 2003
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 155
• Series: Advances in Polymer Science 162
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Biomaterials repair, reinforce or replace damaged functional parts of the (human) body. All mechanical and biological interactions between an implant and the body occur across the interface, which has to correspond as nearly as possible to its particular function. Much of the progress in adapting polymer materials for use in a biological environment has been obtained through irradiation techniques. For this reason the most recent developments in four key areas are reviewed in this special volume: (1) the analysis of the topology and the elemental composition of a functional surface, (2) the chemical modification of the surface which results in highly pure, sterile and versatile surfaces, (3) the sterilisation of implantable devices via ionising radiation and its possible effects on the structural mechanical properties of polymers, and (4) the radiation effects on living cells and tissues which are of particular importance for radiation protection and radiotherapy.

✦ Table of Contents

Engineering and Characterization of Polymer Surfaces for Biomedical Applications....Pages 1-34
Plasma and Radiation-Induced Graft Modification of Polymers for Biomedical Applications....Pages 35-61
The Effects of Radiation on the Structural and Mechanical Properties of Medical Polymers....Pages 63-93
Effects of Ion Radiation on Cells and Tissues....Pages 95-155

✦ Subjects

Polymer Sciences; Condensed Matter; Physical Chemistry; Analytical Chemistry; Biomedicine general