Natural and Synthetic Biomedical Polymers

Content: 
Front Matter, Pages i-ii
Copyright, Page iv
Dedication, Page xi
Contributors, Pages xiii-xv, Aja Aravamudhan, Brittany L. Banik, Mark R. Battig, Steve Brocchini, Justin L. Brown, Karen Burg, Diane J. Burgess, Sheiliza Carmali, Tram T. Dang, Meng Deng, Abraham (Avi) Domb, Lakshmi Sailaja Duvvuri, Muntimadugu Eameema, Jennifer Elisseeff, Sahar E. Fard, Bing Gu, Jinshan Guo, Umesh Gupta, Matthew D. Harmon, Markus Heiny,  et al.
Foreword, Page xvii, Kristi S. Anseth
Chapter 1 - Polymer Synthesis and Processing, Pages 1-31, Mahadevappa Y. Kariduraganavar, Arjumand A. Kittur, Ravindra R. Kamble
Chapter 2 - Hierarchical Characterization of Biomedical Polymers, Pages 33-42, Meera Parthasarathy, Swaminathan Sethuraman
Chapter 3 - Proteins and Poly(Amino Acids), Pages 43-65, Tarun Saxena, Lohitash Karumbaiah, Chandra M. Valmikinathan
Chapter 4 - Natural Polymers: Polysaccharides and Their Derivatives for Biomedical Applications, Pages 67-89, Aja Aravamudhan, Daisy M. Ramos, Ahmed A. Nada, Sangamesh G. Kumbar
Chapter 5 - Chitosan as a Biomaterial: Structure, Properties, and Applications in Tissue Engineering and Drug Delivery, Pages 91-113, Tao Jiang, Roshan James, Sangamesh G. Kumbar, Cato T. Laurencin
Chapter 6 - Poly(α-ester)s, Pages 115-121, Karen Burg
Chapter 7 - Polyurethanes, Pages 123-144, Namdev B. Shelke, Rajaram K. Nagarale, Sangamesh G. Kumbar
Chapter 8 - Poly(Ester Amide)s: Recent Developments on Synthesis and Applications, Pages 145-166, Sara K. Murase, Jordi Puiggalí
Chapter 9 - Progress in Functionalized Biodegradable Polyesters, Pages 167-180, Markus Heiny, Jonathan Johannes Wurth, Venkatram Prasad Shastri
Chapter 10 - Polyanhydrides, Pages 181-192, Muntimadugu Eameema, Lakshmi Sailaja Duvvuri, Wahid Khan, Abraham J. Domb
Chapter 11 - Polyphosphazenes, Pages 193-206, Roshan James, Meng Deng, Sangamesh G. Kumbar, Cato T. Laurencin
Chapter 12 - Pseudo Poly(Amino Acids) Composed of Amino Acids Linked by Nonamide Bonds such as Esters, Imino Carbonates, and Carbonates, Pages 207-218, Kush N. Shah, Walid P. Qaqish, Yang H. Yun
Chapter 13 - Polyacetals, Pages 219-233, Sheiliza Carmali, Steve Brocchini
Chapter 14 - Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering for Soft Tissue Reconstruction, Pages 235-241, Iwen Wu, Jennifer Elisseeff
Chapter 15 - Dendrimers and Its Biomedical Applications, Pages 243-257, Umesh Gupta, Omathanu Perumal
Chapter 16 - Design Strategies and Applications of Citrate-Based Biodegradable Elastomeric Polymers, Pages 259-285, Jinshan Guo, Dianna Y. Nguyen, Richard T. Tran, Zhiwei Xie, Xiaochun Bai, Jian Yang
Chapter 17 - Nucleic Acid Aptamers for Biomaterials Development, Pages 287-299, Mark R. Battig, Yong Wang
Chapter 18 - Biomedical Applications of Nondegradable Polymers, Pages 301-308, Anuradha Subramaniam, Swaminathan Sethuraman
Chapter 19 - Polymeric Biomaterials for Implantable Prostheses, Pages 309-331, Tram T. Dang, Mehdi Nikkhah, Adnan Memic, Ali Khademhosseini
Chapter 20 - Polymeric Materials in Drug Delivery, Pages 333-349, Bing Gu, Diane J. Burgess
Chapter 21 - Polymeric Biomaterials in Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, Pages 351-371, Xiaoyan Tang, Shalumon Kottappally Thankappan, Paul Lee, Sahar E. Fard, Matthew D. Harmon, Katelyn Tran, Xiaojun Yu
Chapter 22 - Polymeric Biomaterials for Medical Diagnostics in the Central Nervous System, Pages 373-386, Yuan Yin, Dina Rassias, Anjana Jain
Chapter 23 - Polymeric Biomaterials in Nanomedicine, Pages 387-395, Brittany L. Banik, Justin L. Brown
Index, Pages 397-402