Materials for Biomedical Engineering: Absorbable Polymers

ISBN-13: 9780128184158 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 462 str.

Alexandru Grumezescu; Valentina Grumezescu

Spis treści

1. Degradation versus resorption
2. Plant-derived resorbable polymers in tissue engineering
3. Current trends and biomedical applications of resorbable polymers
4. Resorbable polymers in bone repair and regeneration
5. Biomedical applications of composite resorbable fibers
6. Biodegradable polymer nanocomposites for tissue engineering: synthetic strategies and related applications
7. Poly(lactic acid) and poly(lactic-co-glycolic) acid nanoparticles: versatility in biomedical applications
8. Collagen as a potential biopolymer for the production of porous matrices (scaffolds) with application in tissue engineering
9. Resorbable polymer matrices: chitosan-substituted collagen-based biomaterials
10. Biocompatible chitosan in unique applications for tissue engineering
11. Microbial cellulose: production and application
12. Alginate as a versatile polymer matrix with biomedical and food applications
13. Analytical methods in resorbable polymer development and degradation tracking
14. Recent progress in polyester-urethanes