
Hybrid Polymeric Systems for Biomedical Applications
- 1st Edition - November 27, 2024
- Imprint: Woodhead Publishing
- Editors: Emmanuel Rotimi Sadiku, Blessing A. Aderibigbe
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 5 5 6 4 - 2
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 5 5 6 5 - 9
Hybrid Polymeric Systems for Biomedical Applications explores the development and utilization of hybrid polymeric systems for use in a range of biomedical applications. Hybrid sy… Read more

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Request a sales quoteHybrid Polymeric Systems for Biomedical Applications explores the development and utilization of hybrid polymeric systems for use in a range of biomedical applications. Hybrid systems combine the specialized properties of each polymer type to produce a more targeted material which is much more tightly aligned with the intended application and outcome.
This book covers a broad selection of hybrid polymeric systems as well as a variety of key biomedical applications, including tissue engineering, drug delivery, wound healing, and more.
- Details polymeric and hybrid biomaterials used for the development of scaffolds for various biomedical applications, including drug delivery systems, vaccine development, tissue regeneration, diagnostic applications, wound dressings, brain targeting, and cosmetic surgery
- Covers the design, synthesis, challenges and advantages of hybrid polymeric materials for biomedical applications
- Provides a comprehensive look at how hybrid materials can be used in place of traditional materials to ensure unique property sets for targeted applications
Researchers and postgraduate students in the fields of materials science, biomedical engineering, pharmaceutical science and biochemical engineering, Clinical scientists and R&D groups developing novel materials for biomedical applications
- Title of Book
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- List of contributors
- Chapter 1 Hybrid polymeric systems: design, biomedical applications, opportunities, challenges, and future perspectives
- Abstract
- 1.1 Introduction to hybrid polymeric systems: definition, properties, and potential applications in the biomedical field
- 1.2 Synthesis methods for hybrid polymeric nanoparticles: co-precipitation, solvent evaporation, microemulsion, and other methods
- 1.3 Biomedical applications of hybrid polymeric systems
- 1.4 Opportunities, challenges, and future perspectives
- References
- Chapter 2 Hybrid polymeric materials for potential applications in cartilage, ligament, and tendon tissue engineering
- Abstract
- 2.1 Introduction
- 2.2 Development and characterization of hybrid polymeric materials for cartilage tissue engineering
- 2.3 3D printing of hybrid polymeric materials for cartilage, ligament, and tendon tissue engineering
- 2.4 Development of hybrid polymeric materials with enhanced biomimetic cues for improved tissue regeneration in cartilage, ligament, and tendon engineering
- 2.5 Challenges of hybrid polymeric materials in cartilage, ligament, and tendon tissue engineering
- 2.6 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 3 Hybrid polymeric materials for potential applications in bone regeneration
- Abstract
- 3.1 Introduction
- 3.2 Significance of bone tissue engineering/regeneration
- 3.3 Scaffold materials for bone tissue engineering
- 3.4 Techniques for the design of different hybrid polymeric-based materials for use in bone regeneration
- 3.5 Challenges and prospects surrounding the potential application of hybrid polymeric-based material scaffolds in bone tissue engineering
- 3.6 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 4 Hybrid polymeric scaffolds for potential applications in wound dressing and skin regeneration
- Abstract
- 4.1 Introduction
- 4.2 Classification of wounds and process of wound healing
- 4.3 Categories of wound dressings
- 4.4 Polymer-based hybrid scaffolds for wound dressing and skin regeneration
- 4.5 Conclusion and future perspective
- References
- Chapter 5 Hybrid polymeric systems for biomedical applications
- Abstract
- 5.1 Introduction
- 5.2 Future perspective and conclusion
- References
- Chapter 6 Hybrid polymeric scaffolds for diagnostic applications
- Abstract
- 6.1 Introduction
- 6.2 Synthesis of solid silica nanoparticles
- 6.3 Synthesis of gold nanoparticles
- 6.4 Synthesis of mesoporous silica nanoparticles
- 6.5 Synthesis of quantum dots
- 6.6 Applications of polymer hybrid materials in diagnostics
- 6.7 Future trends
- References
- Chapter 7 Hybrid polymeric systems for potential applications in ocular drug delivery
- Abstract
- 7.1 Introduction
- 7.2 Barriers to ocular administration
- 7.3 Administration routes
- 7.4 Current pharmaceutical forms
- 7.5 Ocular pharmacokinetics
- 7.6 Polymers
- 7.7 Natural polymers
- 7.8 Synthetic polymers
- 7.9 Hybridization
- 7.10 Natural polymers-natural polymers hybridations
- 7.11 Natural polymer—synthetic polymer hybridations
- 7.12 Hybridizations of synthetic polymers
- 7.13 Summary
- References
- Chapter 8 Hybrid polymeric scaffolds for brain applications: locoregional glioblastoma therapy
- Abstract
- 8.1 Introduction
- 8.2 Polymeric and hybrid polymeric scaffolds for locoregional glioblastoma treatment
- 8.3 Combining nanodelivery and scaffolds
- 8.4 Polymeric scaffolds for immunobioengineering: empowering CAR-T cell therapy with biomaterials
- 8.5 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 9 Hybrid polymeric scaffolds for potential applications in nerve and muscle regeneration
- Abstract
- 9.1 Introduction
- 9.2 Polymeric materials in regenerative medicine
- 9.3 Techniques for synthesis of hybrid polymer scaffold
- 9.4 Applications of hybrid polymer scaffold
- 9.5 Conclusion and future directions
- References
- Chapter 10 Hybrid polymeric systems for potential applications in vaccine delivery
- Abstract
- 10.1 Introduction
- 10.2 Overview of vaccines
- 10.3 Overview of the immune system
- 10.4 Mechanisms of action of vaccine adjuvants
- 10.5 Non-polymer vaccine adjuvants and carriers
- 10.6 Polymers used in vaccine development
- 10.7 Antigen release mechanisms
- 10.8 Platforms for vaccine delivery
- 10.9 Synthesis and formulation of vaccines
- 10.10 Current examples of hybrid polymeric systems used for vaccine delivery
- 10.11 Routes of vaccine delivery
- 10.12 Conclusion
- Abbreviations
- References
- Chapter 11 The efficacy of piezo- and magnetoactive polymer scaffolds in tissue engineering
- Abstract
- 11.1 Introduction
- 11.2 Tissue engineering
- 11.3 Conclusions and future perspectives
- References
- Chapter 12 The design of hybrid polymeric materials for tissue engineering: 3D bioprinting, polymeric protheses, smart polymers, and shape memory polymeric biomaterials
- Abstract
- 12.1 Introduction
- 12.2 3D bioprinting: advancements and applications in tissue engineering
- 12.3 Bioreactor systems for enhancing the quality of 3D bioprinted tissues
- 12.4 Smart polymers: stimuli-responsive materials for controlled drug delivery in tissue engineering
- 12.5 Hybrid polymeric materials: the next generation of biomaterials for tissue engineering
- 12.6 Limitations of designing hybrid polymeric materials for tissue engineering
- 12.7 Conclusion
- References
- Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: November 27, 2024
- No. of pages (Paperback): 562
- No. of pages (eBook): 400
- Imprint: Woodhead Publishing
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780443155642
- eBook ISBN: 9780443155659
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Emmanuel Rotimi Sadiku
Prof. Rotimi Sadiku, currently a Professor at the Department of Chemical, Metallurgical, and Materials Engineering at Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa, earned his BSc. [Hons] and a PhD from the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK, specializing in Polymer Physics with a focus on Polymer Processing, X-ray Diffraction, Thermal Characteristics, Rheology, and Microscopy of Polymers techniques.
His academic journey includes a role as a Lecturer II at the Federal University of Technology in Nigeria, followed by a Postdoctoral Research Fellowship at the University of Genova/CNR, Italy. Upon returning to Nigeria, he continued his career by joining the Federal University of Technology, where he served as a Senior Lecturer. He also spent a year as a Research Fellow at the KTH Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden. In January 2004, he assumed his current position as a Research Professor at Tshwane University of Technology (TUT), South Africa.
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