Natural-Based Polymers for Biomedical Applications - Hardcover

 
9781420076073: Natural-Based Polymers for Biomedical Applications
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1420076078 ISBN 13: 9781420076073
Publisher: CRC Press, 2008

Synopsis

Natural origin biopolymers are attractive for use in biomedical applications, partly due to their biocompatibility and degradation characteristics. This book comprehensively reviews this important subject in six in-depth sections. Part 1 discusses the sources, properties, modification and processing of natural-based polymers, whilst in the second section surface aspects are reviewed. Parts 3 and 4 cover natural-origin materials for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine, discussing scaffolds, hydrogels and injectable systems. The sustained release of molecules is reviewed in the fifth part of the book, followed by the biocompatibility of natural-based polymers in the final book section.

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University of Minho, Portugal

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Publisher
CRC Press
Publication date
2008
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1420076078
ISBN 13 
9781420076073
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
760
Editor
Reis R.L., Neves N.M., Mano Joao F., Gomes Manuela E., Marques Alexandra P., Azevedo Helena S.

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