Advances in Chemical Engineering
Molecular and Cellular Foundations of Biomaterials
- 1st Edition, Volume 29 - May 17, 2004
- Latest edition
- Editors: Nicholas Peppas, Michael J Sefton
- Language: English
This latest volume in the Advances in Chemical Engineering series, is a contemporary analysis of the preparation, structure and properties of biomaterials with emphasis on the mo… Read more
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Description
Description
This latest volume in the Advances in Chemical Engineering series, is a contemporary analysis of the preparation, structure and properties of biomaterials with emphasis on the molecular design and material/polymer interactions. The book addresses cell-biomaterials adhesion, biomaterials and gene therapy, protein adsorption, platelet and white cell activation processes, molecular design and surface modification of novel biomaterials.
Key features
Key features
- Original reviews
- Leading chemical engineers as authors
- Update on biomaterials use
- Novel subject on use of biomaterials in drug delivery and gene therapy
- Mathematical modeling
Readership
Readership
Chemical engineers, materials scientists, bioengineers, biologists and biomedical scientists.
Table of contents
Table of contents
The new biomaterials.
Cell-material interactions.
Polymeric biomaterials for nerve regeneration.
Structural and dynamic response of neutral and intelligent networks in biomedical environments.
Biomaterials and gene therapy.
Surface-erodible biomaterials for drug delivery.
Cell-material interactions.
Polymeric biomaterials for nerve regeneration.
Structural and dynamic response of neutral and intelligent networks in biomedical environments.
Biomaterials and gene therapy.
Surface-erodible biomaterials for drug delivery.
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Volume: 29
- Published: July 1, 2004
- Language: English
About the editors
About the editors
NP
Nicholas Peppas
Affiliations and expertise
Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, and Division of Pharmaceutics, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712-0231MS
Michael J Sefton
Affiliations and expertise
Intitute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, University of Toronto.View book on ScienceDirect
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