Tabla de Contenidos:
  • CONTENTS
  • FOREWORD
  • PREFACE
  • List of Contributors
  • Synthetic Biopolymers
  • Mahdis Hesami*
  • INTRODUCTION
  • REQUIRED CHARACTERISTICS FOR A SCAFFOLD
  • BIOPOLYMERS
  • Polyesters (Poly (α-Hydroxy-Acid))
  • Polycaprolactone
  • Biodegradation
  • Scaffold Preparation Techniques
  • Application
  • Polycaprolactone Blends: PCL/ Hydrogels
  • Polycaprolactone Copolymers
  • Polyglycolic Acid
  • Biodegradation
  • Application
  • Polylactic Acid
  • Biodegradation
  • Scaffold Preparation Techniques
  • Application
  • Polylactide Copolymers and Composites Poly(lactic-glycolic Acid)
  • Polylactide/ Poly(lactic-glycolic Acid) (PLA/PLGA) Blends
  • Polylactide/ Polycaprolactone (PLA/PCL)
  • Polylactide/ Polyethylene Glycole (PLA/PEG)
  • Polylactide/ Polyhydroxybutyratevalerate (PLA/ PHBV)
  • Hybrid of Poly (Hydroxyl Acids) with Collagen
  • Polyhydroxyalkonates
  • Biodegradation
  • Scaffold Preparation Techniques
  • Application
  • Blends of (Polyhydroxy Alkonate) PHAs: Poly 3-hydroxybutyrate/ Polyethylene Glycol (PHB/PEG)
  • Poly 3-hydroxybutyrate/Poly (lactic-co-caprolactone)(PHB/PLCL)Poly 3-hydroxybutyrate /Poly (3-hydroxyvalerate) (PHB/PHBV)
  • Poly (Propylene Fumarate)
  • Biodegradation
  • Application
  • Polyanhydride
  • Biodegradation
  • Application
  • Polyurethane
  • Biodegradation and Biocompatibility
  • Scaffold Preparation Techniques
  • Application
  • Polyphosphazenes
  • Biodegradation
  • Application
  • Polyorthoesters
  • Biodegradation
  • Application
  • Conductive Polymers: Polypyrrole
  • Scaffold Preparation Techniques
  • Application
  • Polypyrorrole/ Polylactide (PPy/PLA)Polypyrrol/ Polycaprolactone (PPy/PCL)
  • Polyaniline
  • Application
  • Blends of Polyaniline: PANI/ Poly (Hydroxyesters)
  • Polyaniline/Gelatin
  • Polyaniline/Poly (hydroxybutyrate) (PANI/PHB)
  • Hydrogels
  • Biodegradation of Hydrogels
  • Application
  • Poly (Acrylic Acid)
  • Poly (Ethylene Oxide)
  • Alginate/ Polyethylenoxide
  • Poly (Vinyl Alcohol)
  • Poly(vinyl alcohol)PVA Blends: PVA/Chitosan
  • Poly(vinyl alcohol)/Hydroxyapatite (PVA/HA)
  • NANOCOMPOSITES
  • CONCLUDING REMARKS
  • FUTURE RESEARCH
  • Functionalization and Surface ModificationTailoring the Properties of Synthetic Polymer, Importance of Polymer Physics
  • Blending and Thermodynamic Aspects
  • Soft Nanoparticles
  • Biomimetic Strategies
  • CONFLICT OF INTEREST
  • ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  • REFERENCES
  • Polymer-Based Biocomposites
  • Yasemin Budama-Kilinc*, Rabia Cakir-Koc, Ilke Kurt, Kubra Gozutok, Busra Ozkan, Burcu Ozkan and Ibrahim Isildak
  • INTRODUCTION
  • IMPORTANCE OF SYNTHETIC POLYMERIC BIOCOMPOSITES (SPBC)
  • SPECIFIC MECHANICAL AND BIOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF SPBC