This third edition presents the chemical, physical, and structural properties of polysaccharides and synthetic and biodegradable polymers. Expanded into two volumes, the new edition covers current applications of biomaterials and polymers, drug delivery, tissue engineering, biomedical sensing, and skin grafting as well as medical adhesives and textiles. This substantially larger resource includes the latest research and successful breakthroughs in applications that have occurred in the last ten years.

Biomaterials have had a major impact on the practice of contemporary medicine and patient care. Growing into a major interdisciplinary effort involving chemists, biologists, engineers, and physicians, biomaterials development has enabled the creation of high-quality devices, implants, and drug carriers with greater biocompatibility and biofunctionality. The fast-paced research and increasing interest in finding new and improved biocompatible or biodegradable polymers has provided a wealth of new information, transforming this edition of Polymeric Biomaterials into a two-volume set. This...