Bioresorbable Polymers and their Composites
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Bioresorbable Polymers and their Composites

Characterization and Fundamental Processing for Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Development

  1. 580 pages
  2. English
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eBook - ePub

Bioresorbable Polymers and their Composites

Characterization and Fundamental Processing for Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Development

About this book

Bioresorbable Polymers and their Composites: Characterization and Fundamental Processing for Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Development provides a holistic view of these unique materials and their usage in a range of biomedical applications. The book is evenly divided between fundamentals, processing methods and modeling approaches, and includes detailed coverage of a variety of applications, such as drug delivery, medical devices and wound healing. Key aspects including biocompatibility, biodegradability and toxicology are also thoroughly covered, enabling the reader to be fully informed when fabricating and utilizing their selected bioresorbable polymer. This book is an interdisciplinary and important reference for researchers in the fields of materials science, biomedical engineering, pharmaceutical science and regenerative medicine, as well as R&D groups in the development of medical devices. - Introduces the reader to various processing and modeling techniques for bioresorbable polymers, including electrospinning, molecular and finite element modeling - Covers a range of key bioresorbable composites, such as PCL, PLA/PLLA and PHA/PHB/PHBV - Explores a wide selection of biomedical applications of bioresorbable polymers, from tissue engineering and stents, to biosensors and medical devices/implants

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Yes, you can access Bioresorbable Polymers and their Composites by Deepak Verma,Manunya Okhawilai,Kheng-Lim Goh,Seeram Ramakrishna,Pooria Pasbakhsh,Mohit Sharma 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. Bioresorbable Polymers and their Composites
  2. Cover
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright
  5. Table of Contents
  6. Dedication
  7. Contributors
  8. About the editors
  9. Preface
  10. Chapter 1 Introduction to bioresorbable polymers: Types and biomedical applications
  11. Chapter 2 Bioresorbable polymers and their composites for biomedical applications
  12. Chapter 3 Processing techniques for bioresorbable-based composites for medical device applications
  13. Chapter 4 PCL-based composites and their utilizations in the medical sector
  14. Chapter 5 Processing of PLA/PLLA-based composites for medical device applications
  15. Chapter 6 PHA/PHB/PHBV-based composites: development and biomedical applications
  16. Chapter 7 Synthesis and applications of bioresorbable polymers for tissue engineering scaffolds
  17. Chapter 8 Gelation and fabrication of bioresorbable-based hydrogels for drug-release applications
  18. Chapter 9 Molecular modeling of polymers for efficient drug-carrier applications
  19. Chapter 10 Electrospinning technique: A potential method to develop bioresorbable-based medical devices
  20. Chapter 11 Modeling of drug release from a bioresorbable polymer matrix system
  21. Chapter 12 Bioresorbable polymers: A prospective utilization as an implant
  22. Chapter 13 Polymeric (PLGA-based) nanocomposites for application in drug delivery: Current state of the art and forthcoming perspectives
  23. Chapter 14 Bioresorbable polymers: Challenges and opportunities for development and applications of medical devices
  24. Chapter 15 Bioresorbable polymers for wound healing
  25. Chapter 16 Bioresorbable polymers/HNT blend composite wound dressings
  26. Chapter 17 Biobehavioral structure, elastic, optical, and thermoluminescence properties of AlxCay-xNd01P70 bioglasses
  27. Chapter 18 A prospective utilization of biodegradable polymers for controlled drug-delivery applications
  28. Chapter 19 Bioresorbable polymer-based sensors for medical applications
  29. Index