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Author:   Giuseppe Perale ,  J. G. Hilborn
Publisher:   Elsevier Science & Technology
Imprint:   Woodhead Publishing Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 3.30cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   1.140kg
ISBN:  

9780081002629

ISBN 10:   0081002629
Pages:   628
Publication Date:   24 August 2016
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Part One. Fundamentals and considerations of bioresorbable polymers for biomedical applications 1. Introduction to bioresorbable polymers for biomedical applications 2. Natural polymers: A source of inspiration 3. Bioresorbability of polymers: Chemistry, mechanisms, and modeling 4. The innate immune response: A key factor in biocompatibility 5. Form and function of resorbable materials-based medical devices 6. Quality management and safety of bioresorbable polymers for biomedical applications 7. Bringing bioresorbable polymers to market Part Two. Synthesis and processing of bioresorbable polymeric materials for medical applications 8. Synthesis of bioresorbable polymers for medical applications 9. Processing and production of bioresorbable polymer scaffolds for tissue engineering 10. Synthesis and processing of hydrogels for medical applications 11. Bioresorbable polymer microparticles in the medical and pharmaceutical fields 12. Bioresorbable polymer nanoparticles in the medical and pharmaceutical fields: A promising field 13. Improving the pharmacodynamic and pharmacological profile of bioactive molecules using biopolymers 14. Click chemistry for improving properties of bioresorbable polymers for medical applications 15. Bioresorbable polymers for bioprinting applications Part Three. Clinical and research and development (R&D) applications of bioresorbable polymers 16. Cell delivery for regenerative medicine by using bioresorbable polymers 17. Applications of bioresorbable polymers in the skeletal systems (cartilages, tendons, bones) 18. Applications of bioresorbable polymers in skin and eardrum 19. Bioresorbable polymers for next-generation cardiac scaffolds 20. Application of bioresorbable polymers in muscular system 21. Ocular applications of bioresorbable polymers-from basic research to clinical trials 22. Applications of bioresorbable polymers in the central nervous system 23. Engineering airways

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Giuseppe Perale is currently Professor of Regenerative Medicine at the Faculty of Biomedical Sciences of the University of Southern Switzerland (USI) in Lugano, Switzerland, and visiting Professor at the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Experimental and Clinical Traumatology in Vienna, Austria Joens Hilborn is the head of the Polymer Chemistry program at the Department of Materials Chemistry, Uppsala University in Sweden and President and co-founder of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society (TERMIS)

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