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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

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

  • 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

Chemical engineers, materials scientists, bioengineers, biologists and biomedical scientists.

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.

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Volume: 29
  • Published: July 1, 2004
  • Language: English

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 78712-0231

MS

Michael J Sefton

Affiliations and expertise
Intitute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, University of Toronto.

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