Offering nearly 7000 references-3900 more than the first edition-Polymeric Biomaterials, Second Edition is an up-to-the-minute source for plastics and biomedical engineers, polymer scientists, biochemists, molecular biologists, macromolecular chemists, pharmacists, cardiovascular and plastic surgeons, and graduate and medical students in these disciplines. Completely revised and updated, it includes coverage of genetic engineering, synthesis of biodegradable polymers, hydrogels, and mucoadhesive polymers, as well as polymers for dermacosmetic treatments, burn and wound dressings, orthopedic surgery, artificial joints, vascular prostheses, and in blood contacting systems.

Table of Contents

Polymers as biomaterials; polysaccharides as biomaterials; biomimetic materials; silicones for pharmaceutical and biomedical applications; biodegradable polymers as drug carrier systems; biodegradable biomaterials having nitric oxide biological activity; hydrogels for biomedical and pharmaceutical applications; mucoadhesive polymers; polymer for tissue engineering scaffolds; chitosan, structure-properties relationship, biomedical application; chitosan-based delivery systems - physiochemical properties of the material in relation to pharmaceutical applications; immobilization of active biopolymers from cold-plasma functionalised surfaces for creating molecular-recognition and molecular manufacturing systems; advances in designed multivalent bioconjugates with dendritic structure; biocompatibility of elastomers; control of cell-biomaterial interactions; polymeric systems for ophthalmic drug delivery; dental and maxillofacial surgery applications of polymers; biomaterials in burn and wound dressing. (Part contents).

Reviews

"Praise for the first edition. . . . . .present[s] the most recent knowledge about the chemistry of biomaterials and their applications in medicine and pharmacy." ---Pharmaceutical Technology ..."an extraordinary amount of information." ---Polymer News