Materials for Biomedical Engineering: Absorbable Polymers
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Materials for Biomedical Engineering: Absorbable Polymers

  1. 462 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
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eBook - ePub

Materials for Biomedical Engineering: Absorbable Polymers

About this book

Materials for Biomedical Engineering: Absorbable Polymers provides a detailed and comprehensive review of recent progress in absorbable biopolymers and their impact on biomedical engineering. The book's main focus lies in their classification, processing, properties and performance, biocompatibility, and their applications in tissue engineering, drug delivery, bone repair and regenerative medicine. The most up-to-date methods used to obtain such polymers and how to improve their properties is discussed in detail. This book provides readers with a comprehensive and updated review of the latest research in the field of absorbable polymers for biomedical applications.- Provides knowledge of the range of absorbable polymers currently available, enabling the reader to make optimal materials selection decisions- Presents detailed information on current and proposed applications of the latest developments- Includes a strong emphasis on chemistry and physico-chemical characterization of these materials and their application in biomedical engineering

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Yes, you can access Materials for Biomedical Engineering: Absorbable Polymers by Alexandru Grumezescu,Valentina Grumezescu in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Technology & Engineering & Biotechnology in Medicine. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover image
  2. Title page
  3. Table of Contents
  4. Copyright
  5. List of contributors
  6. Series preface
  7. Preface
  8. Chapter 1. Degradation versus resorption
  9. Chapter 2. Plant-derived resorbable polymers in tissue engineering
  10. Chapter 3. Current trends and biomedical applications of resorbable polymers
  11. Chapter 4. Resorbable polymers in bone repair and regeneration
  12. Chapter 5. Biomedical applications of composite resorbable fibers
  13. Chapter 6. Biodegradable polymer nanocomposites for tissue engineering: synthetic strategies and related applications
  14. Chapter 7. Poly(lactic acid) and poly(lactic-co-glycolic) acid nanoparticles: versatility in biomedical applications
  15. Chapter 8. Collagen as a potential biopolymer for the production of porous matrices (scaffolds) with application in tissue engineering
  16. Chapter 9. Resorbable polymer matrices: chitosan-substituted collagen-based biomaterials
  17. Chapter 10. Biocompatible chitosan in unique applications for tissue engineering
  18. Chapter 11. Microbial cellulose: production and application
  19. Chapter 12. Alginate as a versatile polymer matrix with biomedical and food applications
  20. Chapter 13. Analytical methods in resorbable polymer development and degradation tracking
  21. Chapter 14. Recent progress in polyester–urethanes
  22. Index