Overview
- Editors:
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Francesco Puoci
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Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sci., University of Calabria, Rende, Italy
- Reviews the applications of advanced polymers in a wide range of medical specialties
- Includes an important introduction on polymer chemistry and properties
- Bridges the gap between the research literature and standard textbooks on the uses of polymers in medicine
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (17 chapters)
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Front Matter
Pages i-viii
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- Ortensia Ilaria Parisi, Manuela Curcio, Francesco Puoci
Pages 1-31
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- Sindhu Doppalapudi, Sameer Katiyar, Abraham J. Domb, Wahid Khan
Pages 33-66
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- Vincenzo Guarino, Marica Marrese, Luigi Ambrosio
Pages 67-90
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- Sara Gonçalves, Fernando Dourado, Lígia R. Rodrigues
Pages 91-128
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- Catherine G. Ambrose, Braden E. Hartline, Thomas O. Clanton, Walter R. Lowe, William C. McGarvey
Pages 129-145
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- Javier Adrián Calles, José Bermúdez, Enrique Vallés, Daniel Allemandi, Santiago Palma
Pages 147-176
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- Rebecca L. Heise, B. Adam Blakeney, Robert A. Pouliot
Pages 177-217
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- Shuko Suzuki, Yoshito Ikada
Pages 219-264
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- Thais Thomé, Maria C. G. Erhardt, Ariene A. Leme, Isra Al Bakri, Ana K. Bedran-Russo, Luiz E. Bertassoni
Pages 265-296
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- Manuela Curcio, Ortensia Ilaria Parisi, Francesco Puoci
Pages 297-317
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- Luis Díaz-Gómez, Angel Concheiro, Carmen Alvarez-Lorenzo
Pages 319-339
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- Roberta Cassano, Sonia Trombino
Pages 341-370
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- Jörg Vienken, Oliver Gottschalk
Pages 371-400
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- Antonio Francesko, Margarida M. Fernandes, Guillem Rocasalbas, Sandrine Gautier, Tzanko Tzanov
Pages 401-431
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- Katrin Sternberg, Raila Busch, Svea Petersen
Pages 433-480
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- Elizabeth J. Brisbois, Hitesh Handa, Mark E. Meyerhoff
Pages 481-511
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- Solène Cherré, Noemi Rozlosnik
Pages 513-537
About this book
The book provides an up-to-date overview of the diverse medical applications of advanced polymers. The book opens by presenting important background information on polymer chemistry and physicochemical characterization of polymers. This serves as essential scientific support for the subsequent chapters, each of which is devoted to the applications of polymers in a particular medical specialty. The coverage is broad, encompassing orthopedics, ophthalmology, tissue engineering, surgery, dentistry, oncology, drug delivery, nephrology, wound dressing and healing, and cardiology. The development of polymers that enhance the biocompatibility of blood-contacting medical devices and the incorporation of polymers within biosensors are also addressed. This book is an excellent guide to the recent advances in polymeric biomaterials and bridges the gap between the research literature and standard textbooks on the applications of polymers in medicine.
Reviews
From the book reviews:
“This is an excellent review of the biophysics and chemistry of polymers and their role in drug agent delivery in biological systems. … I highly recommend this book for researchers.” (Joseph J. Grenier, Amazon.com, March, 2015)
Editors and Affiliations
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Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sci., University of Calabria, Rende, Italy
Francesco Puoci
About the editor
Dr. Francesco Puoci is Senior Researcher in Pharmaceutical Technology at University of Calabria, Rende, Italy. His main research interests focus on the synthesis and characterization of polymeric functional materials for a variety of biomedical, pharmaceutical and technological applications.
