Polymeric Biomaterials

Name: Polymeric Biomaterials
Brand: CRC Press

CRC Press

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.\n\nThis volume, Polymeric Biomaterials: Structure and Function, contains 25 authoritative chapters written by experts from around the world. Contributors cover the following topics:\n\n--The structure and properties of synthetic polymers including polyesters, polyphosphazenes, and elastomers \n--The structure and properties of natural polymers such as mucoadhesives, chitin, lignin, and carbohydrate derivat.