Concise Encyclopedia of Biomedical Polymers and Polymeric Biomaterials

Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Contributors
Table of Contents
Topical Table of Contents
Preface
About the editor
Volume I
	Adhesives: Tissue Repair and Reconstruction
	Aerogels: Cellulose-Based
	Anticancer Agents: Polymeric Nanomedicines
	Anti-Infective Biomaterials
	Artificial Muscles
	Bioabsorbable Polymers: Tissue Engineering
	Bioactive Systems
	Bioadhesive Drug Delivery Systems
	Biocompatibility: Testing
	Biodegradable Polymers: Bioerodible Systems for Controlled Drug Release
	Biodegradable Polymers: Biomedically Degradable Polymers
	Biodegradation
	Biofunctional Polymers
	BioMEMS
	Biomimetic Materials
	Biomimetic Materials: Smart Polymer Surfaces for Tissue Engineering
	Biorubber: Poly(Glycerol Sebacate)
	Blood Vessel Substitutes
	Bone–Implant: Polymer Physicochemical Modification for Osseointegration
	Cellulose-Based Biopolymers: Formulation and Delivery Applications
	Colloid Drug Delivery Systems
	Conducting Polymers: Biomedical Engineering Applications
	Conjugated Polymers: Nanoparticles and Nanodots of
	Conjugates: Biosynthetic–Synthetic Polymer Based
	Contact Lenses: Gas Permeable
	Corneas: Tissue Engineering
	Dendritic Architectures: Delivery Vehicles
	Dendritic Architectures: Theranostic Applications
	Dental Polymers: Applications
	Dental Sealants
	Drug Delivery Systems: Selection Criteria and Use
	Drugs and Excipients: Polymeric Interactions
	Electrets
	Electroactive Polymeric Materials
	Electrospinning Technology: Polymeric Nanofiber Drug Delivery
	Electrospinning Technology: Regenerative Medicine
	Excipients: Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms
	Fluorescent Nanohybrids: Cancer Diagnosis and Therapy
	Functionalized Surfaces: Biomolecular Surface Modification with Functional Polymers
	Gels: Fibrillar Fibrin
	Gene Carriers: Design Elements
	Gene Delivery
	Glues
	Hair and Skin Care Biomaterials
	Hemocompatible Polymers
	Hydrogels
	Hydrogels: Classification, Synthesis, Characterization, and Applications
	Hydrogels: Multi-Responsive Biomedical Devices
	In Vitro Vascularization: Tissue Engineering Constructs
	Latexes: Magnetic
	Ligament Replacement Polymers: Biocompatability, Technology, and Design
	Lipoplexes and Polyplexes: Gene Therapy
	Magnetomicelles: Theranostic Applications
	Medical Devices and Preparative Medicine: Polymer Drug Application
Volume II
	Half Title
	Title Page
	Melt Extrusion: Pharmaceutical Applications
	Melt-Electrospun Fibers
	Membranes, Polymeric: Biomedical Devices
	Metal–Polymer Composite Biomaterials
	Microcomponents: Polymeric
	Microgels: Smart Polymer and Hybrid
	Molecular Assemblies
	Mucoadhesive Polymers: Basics, Strategies, and Trends
	Mucoadhesive Systems: Drug Delivery
	Muscles, Artificial: Sensing, Transduction, Feedback Control, and Robotic Applications
	Nanocomposite Polymers: Functional
	Nanogels: Chemical Approaches to Preparation
	Nanomaterials: Conducting Polymers and Sensing
	Nanomaterials: Theranostics Applications
	Nanomaterials: Therapeutic Applications
	Nanomedicine: Review and Perspectives
	Nanoparticles: Biological Applications
	Nanoparticles: Biomaterials for Drug Delivery
	Nanoparticles: Cancer Management Applications
	Natural Polymers: Tissue Engineering
	Nerve Guides: Multi-Channeled Biodegradable Polymer Composite
	Neural Tissue Engineering: Polymers for
	Non-Viral Delivery Vehicles
	Orthopedic Applications: Bioceramic and Biopolymer Nanocomposite Materials
	Peptide–Polymer Conjugates: Synthetic Design Strategies
	Pharmaceutical Polymers
	Polyurethanes: Medical Applications
	Rapid Prototyping
	Rapid Prototyping: Tissue Engineering
	Scaffolds, Polymer: Microfluidic-Based Polymer Design
	Scaffolds, Porous Polymer: Tissue Engineering
	Semiconducting Polymer Dot Bioconjugates
	Sensing and Diagnosis
	Shape Memory Polymers: Applications
	Skin Tissue Engineering
	Smart Polymers: Imprinting
	Smart Polymers: Medicine and Biotechnology Applications
	Stem Cell: Hematopoietic Stem Cell Culture, Materials for
	Stents: Endovascular
	Stimuli-Responsive Materials
	Stimuli-Responsive Materials: Thermo- and pH-Responsive Polymers for Drug Delivery
	Sutures
	Theranostics: Biodegradable Polymer Particles for
	Ultrasound Contrast Agents: Sonochemical Preparation
	Vascular Grafts: Biocompatibility Requirements
	Vascular Grafts: Polymeric Materials
	Vascular Tissue Engineering: Polymeric Biomaterials
	Wound Care: Natural Biopolymer Applications
	Wound Care: Skin Tissue Regeneration
	Wound Healing: Hemoderivatives and Biopolymers
	Zwitterionic Polymeric Materials
Index