Radiation Effects on Polymers for Biological Use

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-X

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2. Engineering and Characterization of Polymer Surfaces for Biomedical Applications

   • Hans Jörg Mathieu, Yann Chevolot, Laurence Ruiz-Taylor, Didier Léonard

   Pages 1-34

3. Plasma and Radiation-Induced Graft Modification of Polymers for Biomedical Applications

   • Bhuvanesh Gupta, Nishat Anjum

   Pages 35-61

4. The Effects of Radiation on the Structural and Mechanical Properties of Medical Polymers

   • Lisa A. Pruitt

   Pages 63-93

5. Effects of Ion Radiation on Cells and Tissues

   • M. Scholz

   Pages 95-155

6. Back Matter

   Pages 157-173

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Biomaterials repair, reinforce or replace damaged functional parts of the (human) body. All mechanical and biological interactions between an implant and the body occur across the interface, which has to correspond as nearly as possible to its particular function. Much of the progress in adapting polymer materials for use in a biological environment has been obtained through irradiation techniques. For this reason the most recent developments in four key areas are reviewed in this special volume: (1) the analysis of the topology and the elemental composition of a functional surface, (2) the chemical modification of the surface which results in highly pure, sterile and versatile surfaces, (3) the sterilisation of implantable devices via ionising radiation and its possible effects on the structural mechanical properties of polymers, and (4) the radiation effects on living cells and tissues which are of particular importance for radiation protection and radiotherapy.

• Biomaterial
• Biomedical Application
• Biomedizinische Anwendungen
• Macromolecules
• Makromoleküle
• Polymere
• Polymers
• biomedical applications
• cells
• polymer
• tissue

• c/o IGC I, Lab. of Polyelectrolytes and Biomacromolecules, EPFL-Ecublens, Lausanne, Switzerland

  Henning Kausch

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