Materials for Biomedical Engineering: Absorbable Polymers

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 decisionsPresents 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 INDICE: 1. Degradation vs Resorption2. Plant Derived Resorbable Polymers In Tissue Engineering3. Resorbable Polymer Fibers (Collagen, Silk, Bio-cellulose)4. Resorbable Polymers in Bone Repair and Regeneration5. Resorbable Composite Polymer Fibers for Biomedical Applications6. Biodegradable Polymer Nanocomposites for Tissue Engineering: Synthetic Strategies and Related Applications7. PLA and PLGA Nanoparticles: Versatility in Biomedical Applications8. Collagen as a Potential Biopolymer for the Production of Porous Matrices with Application in Tissue Engineering9. Resorbable Polymer Matrices: Chitosan Substituted Collagen Biomaterials10. Biomedical Engineering of Chitosan Composites in Wound Healing Purposes11. Microbial Cellulose: Production and Application12. Alginate as a versatile polymer matrix with biomedical and food applications13. Analytical methods in resorbable polymer developmentand biodegradation tracking14. Biocompatibility of Resorbable Material for Fixation Device15. Recent progress in polyester-urethanes

• ISBN: 978-0-12-818415-8
• Editorial: Elsevier
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 480
• Fecha Publicación: 01/07/2019
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés