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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Jenkins, Mike
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Boca Raton : Cambridge, England : CRC Press ; Woodhead Pub., 2007.
Series:Woodhead Publishing in materials.
Subjects:
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
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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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