Materials for Biomedical Engineering: Thermoset and Thermoplastic Polymers

ISBN-13: 9780128168745 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 596 str.

Alexandru Grumezescu; Valentina Grumezescu

Spis treści

1. Introduction in thermoplastic and thermosetting polymers
2. Laser surface texturing of thermoplastics to improve biological performance
3. Light-mediated thermoset polymers
4. Thermoset, bioactive, metal-polymer composites for medical applications
5. Epoxy composites in biomedical engineering
6. Polyethylene and polypropylene matrix composites for biomedical applications
7. Polymethacrylates
8. Thermoset polymethacrylate-based materials for dental applications
9. Maleic anhydride copolymers as a base for neoglycoconjugate synthesis for lectin binding
10. Particulate systems of  PLA and its copolymers
11. Polylactide: the polymer revolutionizing the biomedical field
12. Poly(propylene fumarate)-based biocomposites for tissue engineering applications
13. Diblock and triblock copolymers of polylactide and polyglycolide
14. Characteristics of polymeric materials used in medicine
15. Application of polymethyl methacrylate, acrylic and silicone in ophthalmology