Absorbable biodegradable polymers

Cover Page......Page 1
Title Page......Page 4
ISBN 0849314844......Page 5
Preface......Page 6
Acknowledgment......Page 8
The Editors......Page 10
Contributors......Page 12
Contents......Page 14
Section A Introduction Notes......Page 16
1 Absorbable/Biodegradable Polymers: Technology Evolution......Page 18
Section B Development and Application of New Systems......Page 28
2 Segmented Copolyesters with Prolonged Strength Retention Profiles......Page 30
3 Polyaxial Crystalline Fiber-Forming Copolyester......Page 40
4 Polyethylene Glycol-Based Copolyesters......Page 54
5 Cyanoacrylate-Based Systems as Tissue Adhesives......Page 74
6 Chitosan-Based Systems......Page 92
7 Hyaluronic Acid-Based Systems......Page 106
Section C Developments in Preparative, Processing, and Evaluation Methods......Page 116
8 New Approaches to the Synthesis of Crystalline Fiber-Forming Aliphatic Copolyesters......Page 118
9 Advances in Morphological Development to Tailor the Performance of Absorbable Medical Devices......Page 128
10 Polymer Biocompatibility and Toxicity......Page 158
Section D Growing and Newly Sought Applications......Page 172
11 Tissue Engineering Systems......Page 174
12 Synthetic Vascular Constructs......Page 190
13 Postoperative Adhesion Prevention......Page 206
14 Implantable Insulin Controlled Release Systems for Treating Diabetes Mellitus......Page 220
15 Absorbable Delivery Systems for Cancer Therapy......Page 242
16 Tumor Immunotherapeutic Systems......Page 272
A......Page 290
C......Page 291
D......Page 293
E......Page 294
H......Page 295
K......Page 296
N......Page 297
P......Page 298
S......Page 301
T......Page 302
V......Page 303
Z......Page 304