Bioresorbable Polymers and their Composites: Characterization and Fundamental Processing for Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Development provides a holistic view of these unique materials and their usage in a range of biomedical applications. The book is evenly divided between fundamentals, processing methods and modeling approaches, and includes detailed coverage of a variety of applications, such as drug delivery, medical devices and wound healing. Key aspects including biocompatibility, biodegradability and toxicology are also thoroughly covered, enabling the reader to be fully informed when fabricating and utilizing their selected bioresorbable polymer.
This book is an interdisciplinary and important reference for researchers in the fields of materials science, biomedical engineering, pharmaceutical science and regenerative medicine, as well as R&D groups in the development of medical devices.
1. Chapter 1 Introduction to bioresorbable polymers: Types and biomedical applications - p. 3 2. Chapter 2 Bioresorbable polymers and their composites for biomedical applications - p. 23 3. Chapter 3 Processing techniques for bioresorbable-based composites for medical device applications - p. 41 4. Chapter 4 PCL-based composites and their utilizations in the medical sector - p. 63 5. Chapter 5 Processing of PLA/PLLA-based composites for medical device applications - p. 85 6. Chapter 6 PHA/PHB/PHBV-based composites: development and biomedical applications - p. 107 7. Chapter 7 Synthesis and applications of bioresorbable polymers for tissue engineering scaffolds - p. 125 8. Chapter 8 Gelation and fabrication of bioresorbable-based hydrogels for drug-release applications - p. 147 9. Chapter 9 Molecular modeling of polymers for efficient drug-carrier applications - p. 169 10. Chapter 10 Electrospinning technique: A potential method to develop bioresorbable-based medical devices - p. 197 11. Chapter 11 Modeling of drug release from a bioresorbable polymer matrix system - p. 213 12. Chapter 12 Bioresorbable polymers: A prospective utilization as an implant - p. 259 13. Chapter 13 Polymeric (PLGA-based) nanocomposites for application in drug delivery: Current state of the art and forthcoming perspectives - p. 277 14. Chapter 14 Bioresorbable polymers: Challenges and opportunities for development and applications of medical devices - p. 325 15. Chapter 15 Bioresorbable polymers for wound healing - p. 353 16. Chapter 16 Bioresorbable polymers/HNT blend composite wound dressings - p. 385 17. Chapter 17 Biobehavioral structure, elastic, optical, and thermoluminescence properties of AlxCay-xNd01P70 bioglasses - p. 421 18. Chapter 18 A prospective utilization of biodegradable polymers for controlled drug-delivery applications - p. 443 19. Chapter 19 Bioresorbable polymer-based sensors for medical applications - p. 469 20. Index - p. 495
Bioresorbable Polymers and their Composites: Characterization and Fundamental Processing for Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Development provides a holistic view of these unique materials and their usage in a range of biomedical applications. The book is evenly divided between fundamentals, processing methods and modeling approaches, and includes detailed coverage of a variety of applications, such as drug delivery, medical devices and wound healing. Key aspects including biocompatibility, biodegradability and toxicology are also thoroughly covered, enabling the reader to be fully informed when fabricating and utilizing their selected bioresorbable polymer.
This book is an interdisciplinary and important reference for researchers in the fields of materials science, biomedical engineering, pharmaceutical science and regenerative medicine, as well as R&D groups in the development of medical devices.
1. Chapter 1 Introduction to bioresorbable polymers: Types and biomedical applications - p. 3 2. Chapter 2 Bioresorbable polymers and their composites for biomedical applications - p. 23 3. Chapter 3 Processing techniques for bioresorbable-based composites for medical device applications - p. 41 4. Chapter 4 PCL-based composites and their utilizations in the medical sector - p. 63 5. Chapter 5 Processing of PLA/PLLA-based composites for medical device applications - p. 85 6. Chapter 6 PHA/PHB/PHBV-based composites: development and biomedical applications - p. 107 7. Chapter 7 Synthesis and applications of bioresorbable polymers for tissue engineering scaffolds - p. 125 8. Chapter 8 Gelation and fabrication of bioresorbable-based hydrogels for drug-release applications - p. 147 9. Chapter 9 Molecular modeling of polymers for efficient drug-carrier applications - p. 169 10. Chapter 10 Electrospinning technique: A potential method to develop bioresorbable-based medical devices - p. 197 11. Chapter 11 Modeling of drug release from a bioresorbable polymer matrix system - p. 213 12. Chapter 12 Bioresorbable polymers: A prospective utilization as an implant - p. 259 13. Chapter 13 Polymeric (PLGA-based) nanocomposites for application in drug delivery: Current state of the art and forthcoming perspectives - p. 277 14. Chapter 14 Bioresorbable polymers: Challenges and opportunities for development and applications of medical devices - p. 325 15. Chapter 15 Bioresorbable polymers for wound healing - p. 353 16. Chapter 16 Bioresorbable polymers/HNT blend composite wound dressings - p. 385 17. Chapter 17 Biobehavioral structure, elastic, optical, and thermoluminescence properties of AlxCay-xNd01P70 bioglasses - p. 421 18. Chapter 18 A prospective utilization of biodegradable polymers for controlled drug-delivery applications - p. 443 19. Chapter 19 Bioresorbable polymer-based sensors for medical applications - p. 469 20. Index - p. 495
