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Polymeric Biomaterials for Healthcare Applications

  • 1st Edition - May 7, 2022
  • Latest edition
  • Editor: Varaprasad Kokkarachedu
  • Language: English

Polymeric Biomaterials for Healthcare Applications details a broad range of polymeric biomaterials, methods of synthesis and preparation, and their various applications in health… Read more

Description

Polymeric Biomaterials for Healthcare Applications details a broad range of polymeric biomaterials, methods of synthesis and preparation, and their various applications in healthcare and biomedicine. The book provides a fundamental overview of polymers and processing technologies to allow clinical scientists to explore the use of these polymers in alternative applications. A wide variety of healthcare applications are covered, including treatment for autoimmune diseases and bacterial infections, tissue engineering, gene delivery, wound dressing, and more. The book provides a core introductory text for clinical and materials scientists new to the area of polymeric biomaterials.

This book will prove useful to academics and researchers in materials science, biomedical engineering, clinical science and pharmaceutical science.

Key features

  • Covers a broad range of polymeric biomaterials, including chitosan, alginate, cellulose, collagen, synthetic conjugates, and more
  • Details a wide variety of healthcare applications for polymeric biomaterials, such as orthopedic engineering, antibiotics, targeted drug delivery, and more
  • Provides a detailed overview of polymer processing technologies and sterilization considerations

Readership

Academics and researchers in materials science, biomedical engineering and clinical science. Pharmaceutical scientists and clinicians

Table of contents

1. Introduction to polymers for healthcare applications

2. Polymers importance to the preparation of medical devices for body applications

3. Polymeric beads for targeted drug delivery

4. Polymer nanoparticles for therapeutic applications

5. Green synthesis of polymer nanoparticles in pharmaceutical and biomedical applications

6. Biopolymer based biodegradable biomaterials for in vivo and in vitro applications

7. Polymers for removal of metal and control of bacterial infections

8. Polymers for toxicity control of antibiotics and metal nanoparticles

9. 3D polymeric biomaterials for wound dressing, orthopaedics and tissue engineering

10. Injectable polymeric biomaterials for wound dressing, orthopaedics and tissue engineering

11. Temperature-sensitive polymeric biomaterials for drug delivery, gene delivery and tissue engineering

12. Sterilization and clinical use of medical polymers

13. Polymeric biomaterials for autoimmune diseases

14. Conclusion

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: May 7, 2022
  • Language: English

About the editor

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Varaprasad Kokkarachedu

Dr. Kokkarachedu Varaprasad is Associate Professor in the Facultad de Ingeniería y Tecnología, Universidad San Sebastián, Concepción, Chile. He received his PhD (2011) from the Department of Polymer Science and Technology, India, and worked as an Investigator at the Advanced Polymer Research Center (CIPA). He completed three international postdoctoral fellowships, at Creighton University (USA), Tshwane University of Technology (South Africa), and Universidad de Concepción (Chile). His research centres on the bioactivity of biocidal hybrid nanomaterials for advanced biomedical applications, aiming to translate polymer and nanotechnology research into next-generation applications. He has published over 159 articles, including 2 patents, 5 books, and 37 book chapters, and has an h-index of 48. He has received 11 research grants, edited journal special issues, and belongs to several scientific societies. He is listed in Stanford University's Top 2% of Scientists Worldwide in biomaterials, nanoscience, and nanotechnology.
Affiliations and expertise
Associate Professor, Facultad de Ingeniería y Tecnología, Universidad San Sebastián, Concepción, Chile

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