Bioresorbable Polymers and Their Composites: Characterization and Fundamental Processing for Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Development

ISBN-13: 9780443189159 / Angielski

Deepak Verma; Manunya Okhawilai; Kheng-Lim Lim Goh

Spis treści

Part I Fundamentals, Processing, and Modelling 1. Introduction to bioresorbable polymers: types and composites processing 2. Bioresorbable polymers and their composites for biomedical applications 3. Processing techniques for bioresorbable-based composites for medical device applications 4. PCL-based composites and their utilizations in medical sectors 5. Processing of PLA/PLLA based composites for medical device applications 6. PHA/PHB/PHBV based composites: Development and biomedical applications 7. Synthesis and Applications of Bioresorbable polymers for tissue engineering scaffolds 8. Processing of Bioresorbable based hydrogels for drug release applications 9. Molecular modelling of polymers for efficient drug carrier applications 10. Bioresorbable polymers: Thermal degradation and molecular dynamics-based simulations11. Finite element modelling of bioresorbable polymers 12. Bioresorbable polymers degradation: A multi scale modelling approach 13. Erosion behavior of bioresorbable polymers and their composites 14. Electrospinning in bioresorbable based medical devices15. Modelling of drug release from Bioresorbable Polymer Matrix system

Part II Biomedical Applications 16. Bioresorbable polymers: A prospective utilization as an implant 17. Biocompatibility and toxicology of bioresorbable polymers for medical devices 18. Advantages and disadvantages of bioabsorbable polymers in medical devices 19. Bioresorbable polymer-based composites for wound healing 20. Bioresorbable polymers/HNT blends composite wound dressings 21. Bioresorbable polymers in implantable electrical circuits 22. Bioresorbable polymers for stent applications 23. Bioresorbable polymers for controlled drug delivery 24. Bioresorbable polymer blends for cardiovascular implants 25. Bioresorbable polymer-based sensors for medical applications 26. Bioresorbable derived nanofibers for bone tissue engineering