Alexandru Grumezescu,
Alexandru Mihai Grumezescu,
Valentina Grumezescu
Elsevier Science
e druk, 2019
9780128184158
Materials for Biomedical Engineering: Absorbable Polymers
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Paperback, blz.
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Elsevier Science |
e druk, 2019
ISBN13: 9780128184158
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Samenvatting
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.
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1. Degradation versus resorption<br>2. Plant-derived resorbable polymers in tissue engineering<br>3. Current trends and biomedical applications of resorbable polymers<br>4. Resorbable polymers in bone repair and regeneration<br>5. Biomedical applications of composite resorbable fibers<br>6. Biodegradable polymer nanocomposites for tissue engineering: synthetic strategies and related applications<br>7. Poly(lactic acid) and poly(lactic-co-glycolic) acid nanoparticles: versatility in biomedical applications<br>8. Collagen as a potential biopolymer for the production of porous matrices (scaffolds) with application in tissue engineering<br>9. Resorbable polymer matrices: chitosan-substituted collagen-based biomaterials<br>10. Biocompatible chitosan in unique applications for tissue engineering<br>11. Microbial cellulose: production and application<br>12. Alginate as a versatile polymer matrix with biomedical and food applications<br>13. Analytical methods in resorbable polymer development and degradation tracking<br>14. Recent progress in polyester-urethanes<U></U>