Polymers & Polymerization in Chemistry, Pharmacology, Medical Technology, Biotechnology & Bioengineering, Polymers & Polymerization Engineering
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Overview
This book is intended to bring basic researchers, biomedical engineers, and industrial scientists up-to-date with new developments in polymers and gels. It describes the physics and chemistry underlying polymer gel phase transitions, polymer structural changes used to control biointerfactual behavior, and intelligent polymer materials which are stimuli-responsive. Biorelated Polymers and Gels provides a resource-rich discussion of the applications and potentialfor these technologies.*
* One of the first books in this interdisciplinary field
* Brings the reader up-to-date quickly on new developments
* Describes intelligent materials, including stimuli-responsive polymers and their functions
* Provides a resource-rich discussion of the applications and potential for these technologies
Audience: Researchers and practitioners of biomaterials, bioengineering, medical engineering, and the pharmaceutical industry.
Editorials
Booknews
Seven contributions explore how stimuli-responsive biopolymers can be applied to medical uses such as auto-feedback drug delivery systems that can sense disease and release drugs in direct response, or cell manipulation systems that respond to tissue chemistry for use in tissue engineering. Related issues discussed include bioadhesion in mucosal drug delivery, polymeric micelles, self-oscillation of polymer gels coupled with nonlinear chemical reactions, and temperature- responsive polymers and hydrogels. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.Book Details
Published
March 20, 1998
Publisher
Academic Press Inc
Pages
257
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780125250900