Biomedical polymers /

"This book discusses natural, synthetic, biodegradable and non-biodegradable polymers and their applications. Chapters review polymeric scaffolds for tissue engineering and drug delivery systems, the use of polymers in cell encapsulation, their role as replacement materials for heart valves and...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Jenkins, Mike
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Boca Raton : Cambridge, England : CRC Press ; Woodhead Pub., 2007.
Colección:Woodhead Publishing in materials.
Temas:
Polymers in medicine.
Biomedical engineering.
Polymers > therapeutic use
Biomedical Engineering
Biomedical Technology
Polym�eres en m�edecine.
G�enie biom�edical.
biomedical engineering.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Biomedical.
MEDICAL > Family & General Practice.
MEDICAL > Allied Health Services > Medical Technology.
MEDICAL > Biotechnology.
MEDICAL > Lasers in Medicine.
Biomedical engineering
Polymers in medicine
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction to polymeric scaffolds for tissue engineering / K. Harrison
  • Introduction to polymeric drug delivery systems / K. Harrison
  • Hydrogels in cell encapsulation and tissue engineering / A. Hillel, P. Shah, and J. Elisseeff
  • Biodegradable polymers for drug delivery systems / G.S. Kwon and D.Y. Furgeson
  • Polymers as replacement materials for heart valves and arteries / D.M. Espino
  • Ultrahigh-molecular-weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) in joint replacement
  • F.-W. Shen
  • Polymers in biosensors / F. Davis and S.P.J. Higson
  • Tissue engineering using natural polymers / V.M. Correlo [and others].

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