Bioresorbable Polymers and their Composites Characterization and Fundamental Processing for Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Development Woodhead Publishing Series in Biomaterials Series
Coordonnateurs : Verma Deepak, Okhawilai Manunya, Goh Kheng-Lim, Ramakrishna Seeram, Pasbakhsh Pooria, Sharma Mohit
Bioresorbable Polymers and their Composites: Characterization and Fundamental Processing for Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Development provides a holistic view of these unique materials and their usage in a range of biomedical applications. The book is evenly divided between fundamentals, processing methods and modeling approaches, and includes detailed coverage of a variety of applications, such as drug delivery, medical devices and wound healing. Key aspects including biocompatibility, biodegradability and toxicology are also thoroughly covered, enabling the reader to be fully informed when fabricating and utilizing their selected bioresorbable polymer.
This book is an interdisciplinary and important reference for researchers in the fields of materials science, biomedical engineering, pharmaceutical science and regenerative medicine, as well as R&D groups in the development of medical devices.
SECTION 1 Fundamentals, processing, and modelling 1. Introduction to bioresorbable polymers: Types and biomedical applications 2. Bioresorbable polymers and their composites for biomedical applications 3. Processing techniques for bioresorbable-based composites for medical device applications 4. PCL-based composites and their utilizations in the medical sector 5. Processing of PLA/PLLA-based composites for medical device applications 6. PHA/PHB/PHBV-based composites: development and biomedical applications 7. Synthesis and applications of bioresorbable polymers for tissue engineering scaffolds 8. Gelation and fabrication of bioresorbable-based hydrogels for drug-release applications 9. Molecular modeling of polymers for efficient drug-carrier applications 10. Electrospinning technique: A potential method to develop bioresorbable-based medical devices 11. Modeling of drug release from a bioresorbable polymer matrix system SECTION 2 Biomedical applications 12. Bioresorbable polymers: A prospective utilization as an implant 13. Polymeric (PLGA-based) nanocomposites for application in drug delivery: Current state of the art and forthcoming perspectives 14. Bioresorbable polymers: Challenges and opportunities for development and applications of medical devices 15. Bioresorbable polymers for wound healing 16. Bioresorbable polymers/HNT blend composite wound dressings 17. Biobehavioral structure, elastic, optical, and thermoluminescence properties of AlxCay-xNd01P70 bioglasses 18. A prospective utilization of biodegradable polymers for controlled drug-delivery applications 19. Bioresorbable polymer-based sensors for medical applications
Dr. Manunya Okhawilai is a researcher at Metallurgy and Materials Science Research Institute, Chulalongkorn University. Her interest lies in polymer blends and polymer composite. Her main research areas are ballistic armour made from pure polymer composite, bipolar plate for polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell and solid-state polymer electrolyte for energy storage.
She has published over 20 publications including conference papers. Moreover, she has published book chapters in “Advanced and Emerging Polybenzoxazine Science and Technology published by Elsevier.
Prof Kheng-Lim Goh is the director of research at the Newcastle University of Singapore, and associate professor in mechanics of materials. He leads the Advanced Composite Research Group where the research is focused on the mechanics of composite materials, covering development (lightweight composite materials), damage studies and repair, sustainability (UN SDG, Net Zero), mechanical systems and structures underpinning composite materials, with applications from aerospace, to automotive, construction and biomedical industry. He has published 100+ research articles in several international journals, conference proceedings and book chapters. As a Global Engagement Fellow presently he is working with his collea
- Introduces the reader to various processing and modeling techniques for bioresorbable polymers, including electrospinning, molecular and finite element modeling
- Covers a range of key bioresorbable composites, such as PCL, PLA/PLLA and PHA/PHB/PHBV
- Explores a wide selection of biomedical applications of bioresorbable polymers, from tissue engineering and stents, to biosensors and medical devices/implants
Date de parution : 11-2023
Ouvrage de 540 p.
15.2x22.8 cm
