Advanced Polymers in Medicine

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-viii

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2. Polymer Chemistry and Synthetic Polymers

   • Ortensia Ilaria Parisi, Manuela Curcio, Francesco Puoci

   Pages 1-31

3. Biodegradable Natural Polymers

   • Sindhu Doppalapudi, Sameer Katiyar, Abraham J. Domb, Wahid Khan

   Pages 33-66

4. Chemical and Physical Properties of Polymers for Biomedical Use

   • Vincenzo Guarino, Marica Marrese, Luigi Ambrosio

   Pages 67-90

5. Overview on Cell-Biomaterial Interactions

   • Sara Gonçalves, Fernando Dourado, Lígia R. Rodrigues

   Pages 91-128

6. Polymers in Orthopaedic Surgery

   • Catherine G. Ambrose, Braden E. Hartline, Thomas O. Clanton, Walter R. Lowe, William C. McGarvey

   Pages 129-145

7. Polymers in Ophthalmology

   • Javier Adrián Calles, José Bermúdez, Enrique Vallés, Daniel Allemandi, Santiago Palma

   Pages 147-176

8. Polymers in Tissue Engineering

   • Rebecca L. Heise, B. Adam Blakeney, Robert A. Pouliot

   Pages 177-217

9. Polymers for Surgery

   • Shuko Suzuki, Yoshito Ikada

   Pages 219-264

10. Emerging Polymers in Dentistry

    • Thais Thomé, Maria C. G. Erhardt, Ariene A. Leme, Isra Al Bakri, Ana K. Bedran-Russo, Luiz E. Bertassoni

    Pages 265-296

11. Polymers in Oncology

    • Manuela Curcio, Ortensia Ilaria Parisi, Francesco Puoci

    Pages 297-317

12. Polymers in Drug Delivery: Fundamentals

    • Luis Díaz-Gómez, Angel Concheiro, Carmen Alvarez-Lorenzo

    Pages 319-339

13. Drug Delivery Systems: Smart Polymeric Materials

    • Roberta Cassano, Sonia Trombino

    Pages 341-370

14. Polymers in Nephrology

    • Jörg Vienken, Oliver Gottschalk

    Pages 371-400

15. Polymers in Wound Repair

    • Antonio Francesko, Margarida M. Fernandes, Guillem Rocasalbas, Sandrine Gautier, Tzanko Tzanov

    Pages 401-431

16. Polymers in Cardiology

    • Katrin Sternberg, Raila Busch, Svea Petersen

    Pages 433-480

17. Recent Advances in Hemocompatible Polymers for Biomedical Applications

    • Elizabeth J. Brisbois, Hitesh Handa, Mark E. Meyerhoff

    Pages 481-511

18. Polymer Based Biosensors for Medical Applications

    • Solène Cherré, Noemi Rozlosnik

    Pages 513-537

The book provides an up-to-date overview of the diverse medical applications of advanced polymers. The book opens by presenting important background information on polymer chemistry and physicochemical characterization of polymers. This serves as essential scientific support for the subsequent chapters, each of which is devoted to the applications of polymers in a particular medical specialty. The coverage is broad, encompassing orthopedics, ophthalmology, tissue engineering, surgery, dentistry, oncology, drug delivery, nephrology, wound dressing and healing, and cardiology. The development of polymers that enhance the biocompatibility of blood-contacting medical devices and the incorporation of polymers within biosensors are also addressed. This book is an excellent guide to the recent advances in polymeric biomaterials and bridges the gap between the research literature and standard textbooks on the applications of polymers in medicine.

• Applications of Polymers
• Physicochemical Characterization
• Polymer Chemistry
• Polymeric Biomaterials
• Polymers in Medicine

From the book reviews:

“This is an excellent review of the biophysics and chemistry of polymers and their role in drug agent delivery in biological systems. … I highly recommend this book for researchers.” (Joseph J. Grenier, Amazon.com, March, 2015)

• Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sci., University of Calabria, Rende, Italy

  Francesco Puoci

Dr. Francesco Puoci is Senior Researcher in Pharmaceutical Technology at University of Calabria, Rende, Italy. His main research interests focus on the synthesis and characterization of polymeric functional materials for a variety of biomedical, pharmaceutical and technological applications.

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