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Charles G. Gebelein⁰,
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Charles G. Gebelein
1. Department of Chemistry, Youngstown State University, Youngstown, USA
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Table of contents (37 chapters)

Front Matter

Pages i-xi

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Ophthalmic Polymer Applications
1. Contact Lens Materials: Their Properties and Chemistries
  
  Thomas B. Harvey III, William B. Meyers, Lyle M. Bowman
  
  Pages 1-5
2. Characterization of Contact Lens Plastics
  
  Lyle M. Bowman, Thomas B. Harvey III, William E. Meyers
  
  Pages 7-12
3. Contact Lens Manufacture and Function: Material Related Issues
  
  William E. Meyers, Thomas B. Harvey III, Lyle M. Bowman
  
  Pages 13-17
4. Low Voltage Scanning Electron Microscopy (LVSEM) for Improved Surface Characterization of Ocular Implants and Other Prosthetic Devices
  
  E. P. Goldberg, M. Yalon, W. E. Longo
  
  Pages 19-22
5. Evaluation of the Tissue-Protective Properties of Hydrophilic Surface Modified Intraocular Lens Implants
  
  F. M. Hofmeister, M. Yalon, S. Iida, J. Stacholy, E. P. Goldberg
  
  Pages 23-26
6. Development of a New Type of Artificial Cornea for Treatment of Endstage Corneal Diseases
  
  Jean T. Jacob-LaBarre, Delmar R. Caldwell
  
  Pages 27-39
Surgical, Dental and Diagnostic Applications
1. Methacrylate Oligomers with Pendant Isocyanate Groups as Tissue Adhesives
  
  G. M. Brauer, C. H. Lee
  
  Pages 41-51
2. Physical Modification of α-Cyanoacrylate for Application as Surgical Adhesives
  
  Yin-Chao Tseng, Suong-Hyu Hyon, Yoshito Ikada
  
  Pages 53-63
3. A Polymeric Bone Replacement Material in Human Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
  
  A. N. Cranin, J. Dibling, A. Simons, M. Klein
  
  Pages 65-82
4. Ceramic Bone Composite Graft for Reconstruction of the Bony Defects of the Maxilla
  
  Mutaz B. Habal
  
  Pages 83-95
5. Evaluation of Collagen-Immobilized Percutaneous Implants
  
  T. Okada, Y. Ikada
  
  Pages 97-105
6. Electrophysiological Study of Recovery of Peripheral Nerves Regenerated by a Collagen-Glycosaminoglycan Copolymer Matrix
  
  Albert Chang, Ioannis V. Yannas, Susanne Perutz, Howard Loree, Rajesh R. Sethi, Christian Krarup et al.
  
  Pages 107-120
7. Synthesis and Properties of a Polyfluorinated Prepolymer Multifunctional Urethane Methacrylate
  
  J. M. Antonucci, J. W. Stansbury, S. Venz
  
  Pages 121-131
8. Evaluation of Spiro Orthocarbonate Monomers Capable of Polymerization with Expansion as Ingredients in Dental Composite Materials
  
  J. W. Stansbury, W. J. Bailey
  
  Pages 133-139
9. Applications of the Weibull Method of Statistical Analysis of Strength Parameters of Dental Materials
  
  W. G. de Rijk, J. A. Tesk, R. W. Penn, J. Marsh
  
  Pages 141-147
10. Polymer and Stability Considerations in Dry Reagent Diagnostic Chemistry
  
  A. F. Azhar, A. D. Burke, J. E. DuBois, A. M. Usmani
  
  Pages 149-156
11. Quantification of Steroids via a Polymer Linked Second Antibody Enzyme Immunoassay System: Methods of Linking Anti-Rabbit IgG to Poly(styrene)
  
  D. J. Kesler, H. Khazali, R. J. Favero
  
  Pages 157-170
Polymeric Biomaterials
1. The Poly(nonapeptide) of Elastin: A New Elastomeric Polypeptide Biomaterial
  
  Dan W. Urry, John Jaggard, R. Dean Harris, D. K. Chang, Kari U. Prasad
  
  Pages 171-178
2. New Transparent and Low-Tensile Set Biocompatible Thermoplastic Elastomers: Poly(siloxane) Modified Poly(olefin) Block Copolymers
  
  R. Deisler, E. Perrin, R. Carew, E. P. Goldberg
  
  Pages 179-181

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Editors and Affiliations

Department of Chemistry, Youngstown State University, Youngstown, USA

Charles G. Gebelein
Atrix Laboratories, Inc., Fort Collins, USA

Richard L. Dunn

Bibliographic Information

Book Title: Progress in Biomedical Polymers
Editors: Charles G. Gebelein, Richard L. Dunn
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-0768-4
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1990
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-306-43523-2Published: 01 July 1990
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4899-0770-7Published: 09 June 2013
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4899-0768-4Published: 29 June 2013
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 406
Topics: Biochemistry, general, Polymer Sciences, Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering

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Table of contents (37 chapters)

Front Matter

Ophthalmic Polymer Applications

Surgical, Dental and Diagnostic Applications

Polymeric Biomaterials

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Editors and Affiliations

Department of Chemistry, Youngstown State University, Youngstown, USA

Atrix Laboratories, Inc., Fort Collins, USA

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