Handbook of biodegradable polymers synthesis, characterization and applications

A comprehensive overview of biodegradable polymers, covering everything from synthesis, characterization, and degradation mechanisms while also introducing useful applications, such as drug delivery systems and biomaterial-based regenerative therapies. An introductory section deals with such fundame...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Lendlein, Andreas (-), Sisson, Adam L.
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Weinheim, Germany : Wiley-VCH [2011]
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Polyesters / Adam L. Sisson, Michael Schroeter, Andreas Lendlein
  • Biotechnologically produced biodegradable polyesters / Jaciane Lutz Lenczak and Gl̀áucia Maria Falcão de Aragão
  • Polyanhydrides / Avi Domb, Jay Prakash Jain, Neeraj Kumar
  • Poly(orthoesters) / Jorge Heller
  • Biodegradable polymers composed of naturally occurring a-amino acids / Ramaz Katsarava and Zaza Gomurashvili
  • Biodegradable polyurethanes and poly(ester amide)s / Alfonso Rodríguez-Galán, Lourdes Franco, Jordi Puiggalí
  • Carbohydrates / Gerald Dräger ... [et al.]
  • Biodegradable shape-memory polymers / Marc Behl ... [et al.]
  • Biodegradable elastic hydrogels for tissue expander application / Thanh Huyen Tran ... [et al.]
  • Biodegradable dendrimers and dendritic polymers / Jayant Khandare and Sanjay Kumar
  • Analytical methods for monitoring biodegradation processes of environmentally degradable polymers / Maarten van der Zee
  • Modeling and simulation of microbial depolymerization processes of xenobiotic polymers / Masaji Watanabe, Fusako Kawai
  • Regenerative medicine : reconstruction of tracheal and pharyngeal mucosal defects in head and neck surgery / Dorothee Rickert ... [et al.]
  • Biodegradable polymers as scaffolds for tissue engineering / Yoshito Ikada
  • Drug delivery systems / Kevin M Shakesheff
  • Oxo-biodegradable polymers : present status and future perspectives / Emo Chiellini ... [et al.].