
Polymeric Materials for Biomedical Implants
Characterization, Properties, and Applications
- 1st Edition - October 6, 2023
- Imprint: Woodhead Publishing
- Editors: Sabu Thomas, Abhimanyu Tharayil
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 9 6 9 0 - 7
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 9 6 9 1 - 4
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Polymeric Materials for Biomedical Implants: Characterization, Properties, and Applications offers a comprehensive guide to the various polymers utilized in the development and application of biomedical implants. These materials possess unique properties which make them ideal for use in biomedical implants, including their high degree of flexibility, ease of fabrication, non-magnetic and radio transparent properties for medical imaging, and ease of engineering for biocompatibility. The book thoroughly reviews the properties, characterization and a broad range of applications of polymeric materials in biomedical implants, bringing all key information on this important topic together under a single reference.
The book's chapters cover vital topics for the development of polymeric biomedical implants, including biomaterial-tissue interactions, mechanical and surface property requirements for different implants, as well as market and ethical issues. This will be a useful reference for academics and researchers working in materials science, biomedical engineering, regenerative medicine and pharmacology, as well as R&D groups developing biomedical implants.
- Helps the reader make an informed choice when selecting polymeric materials for use in biomedical implants
- Covers a broad range of applications of biomedical implants, including cancer therapy, orthopedics, cardiovascular, biosensing and wound healing
- Emphasizes the importance of biocompatibility, with chapters covering toxicity and degradation aspects, as well as biomaterial-tissue interactions and the foreign body response
2. Characterization of polymers in biomedical implants
3. Polymer nanocomposites in biomedical implants
4. Introduction to inflammation and other foreign body response to medical implants
5. Polymer implants for gene and drug delivery
6. Polymers in wound dressing
7. Polymers as medical adhesives and sutures
8. Polymeric nanoparticles in cancer therapy
9. Polymers in dentistry
10. Polymers for IOL systems
11. Polymer implants for cardiovascular application
12. Polymers in maxillofacial prosthodontics
13. Polymers for burn dressings and skin substitutes
14. Polymers for implantable bioartificial pancreas
15. Polymers and composites for peripheral nerve repair
16. Polymers and blood interactions
17. The medical device market and ethical issues of implants
18. Additive manufacturing of polymeric implants
19. Sterilization of polymeric biomaterials
20. Toxicity and degradation of polymeric implants
- Edition: 1
- Published: October 6, 2023
- Imprint: Woodhead Publishing
- Language: English
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Sabu Thomas
Dr. Sabu Thomas (Ph.D.) is the Director of the School of Energy Materials, School of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology of Mahatma Gandhi University, India. He received his Ph. D. in 1987 in Polymer Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur, India. He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, London, and a member of the American Chemical Society. He has been ranked no.1 in India about the number of publications (most productive scientists). Prof. Thomas’s research group specialized areas of polymers which includes Polymer blends, Fiber filled polymer composites, Particulate-filled polymer composites and their morphological characterization, Ageing and degradation, Pervaporation phenomena, sorption and diffusion, Interpenetrating polymer systems, Recyclability and reuse of waste plastics and rubbers, Elastomer cross-linking, Dual porous nanocomposite scaffolds for tissue engineering, etc. Prof. Thomas’s research group has extensive exchange programs with different industries, research, and academic institutions all over the world and is performing world-class collaborative research in various fields. Professors Centre is equipped with various sophisticated instruments and has established state-of-the-art experimental facilities which cater to the needs of researchers within the country and abroad. His H Index- 133, Google Citations- 86424, Number of Publications- 1300, and Books-160.
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