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245 00 Natural and synthetic biomedical polymers /|cedited by 
       Sangamesh Kumbar, Cato Laurencin, Meng Deng. 
250    First edition. 
264  1 Amsterdam ;|aBoston :|bElsevier Science,|c2014. 
300    1 online resource 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    computer|bc|2rdamedia 
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500    Machine generated contents note: Section 1. Synthesis and 
       Characterization 1.1. Polymer Synthesis: the design and 
       synthesis of important classes of polymeric biomaterials 
       involving different monomers will be discussed. 1.2. 
       Characterization of Polymeric Biomaterials: in vitro and 
       in vivo characterization of advanced biomaterials, (cell 
       and tissue interactions with polymeric biomaterials with 
       various physico-chemical, mechanical properties, surface 
       and degradation properties Section 2. Currently Used 
       Materials 2.1. Proteins and poly(amino acids) including 
       collagen, poly(amino acids), elastin and elastin-like 
       polypeptides, albumin, and fibrin 2.2. Polysaccharides 
       including hyaluronic acid, chondroitin sulfate, chitin and
       chitosan, and alginic acid 2.3. Poly(a-ester)s including 
       polylactides, polyglycolide, poly(lactide-co-glycolide), 
       polycaprolactone, and bacterial polyesters 2.4. 
       Polyurethanes 2.5. Poly(ester amide) 2.6. Poly(ortho 
       esters) 2.7. Polyanhydrides 2.8. Poly(propylene fumarate) 
       2.9. Polyphosphazenes 2.10. Pseudo poly(amino acid)s 2.11.
       Polyphosphoester 2.12. Polyacetals 2.13. Poly(ethylene 
       glycol)-based biomaterials 2.14. Dendrimers 2.15. 
       Elastomers Section 3. Biomedical Applications of Polymeric
       Biomaterials 3.1. Polymeric Biomaterials in Biomedical 
       Implants 3.2. Polymeric Biomaterials in Drug Delivery 3.3.
       Polymeric Biomaterials in Tissue Engineering 3.4. 
       Polymeric Biomaterials in Medical Diagnostics. 
504    Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 00 |gMachine-generated contents note:|g1.1.|tIntroduction /
       |rMahadevappa Y. Kariduraganavar /|rRavindra R. Kamble /
       |rArjumand A. Kittur --|g1.2.|tTypes of Polymerizations /
       |rMahadevappa Y. Kariduraganavar /|rRavindra R. Kamble /
       |rArjumand A. Kittur --|g1.2.1.|tAddition Polymerization /
       |rMahadevappa Y. Kariduraganavar /|rRavindra R. Kamble /
       |rArjumand A. Kittur --|g1.2.2.|tCondensation 
       Polymerization /|rMahadevappa Y. Kariduraganavar /
       |rRavindra R. Kamble /|rArjumand A. Kittur --|g1.2.3.
       |tMetathesis Polymerization /|rMahadevappa Y. 
       Kariduraganavar /|rRavindra R. Kamble /|rArjumand A. 
       Kittur --|g1.3.|tTechniques of Polymerization /
       |rMahadevappa Y. Kariduraganavar /|rRavindra R. Kamble /
       |rArjumand A. Kittur --|g1.3.1.|tSolution Polymerization /
       |rMahadevappa Y. Kariduraganavar /|rRavindra R. Kamble /
       |rArjumand A. Kittur --|g1.3.2.|tBulk (Mass) 
       Polymerization /|rMahadevappa Y. Kariduraganavar /
       |rRavindra R. Kamble /|rArjumand A. Kittur --|g1.3.3.
       |tSuspension Polymerization /|rMahadevappa Y. 
       Kariduraganavar /|rRavindra R. Kamble /|rArjumand A. 
       Kittur --|g1.3.4.|tPrecipitation Polymerization /
       |rMahadevappa Y. Kariduraganavar /|rRavindra R. Kamble /
       |rArjumand A. Kittur --|g1.3.5.|tEmulsion Polymerization /
       |rMahadevappa Y. Kariduraganavar /|rRavindra R. Kamble /
       |rArjumand A. Kittur --|g1.4.|tPolymers: Properties, 
       Synthesis, and Their Biomedical Applications /
       |rMahadevappa Y. Kariduraganavar /|rRavindra R. Kamble /
       |rArjumand A. Kittur --|g1.4.1.|tPolycaprolactone /
       |rMahadevappa Y. Kariduraganavar /|rRavindra R. Kamble /
       |rArjumand A. Kittur --|g1.4.2.|tPolyethylene Glycol /
       |rMahadevappa Y. Kariduraganavar /|rRavindra R. Kamble /
       |rArjumand A. Kittur --|g1.4.3.|tPolyurethane /
       |rMahadevappa Y. Kariduraganavar /|rRavindra R. Kamble /
       |rArjumand A. Kittur --|g1.4.4.|tPolydioxanone or Poly-p-
       Dioxanone /|rMahadevappa Y. Kariduraganavar /|rRavindra R.
       Kamble /|rArjumand A. Kittur --|g1.4.5.|tPoly(Methyl 
       Methacrylate) /|rMahadevappa Y. Kariduraganavar /
       |rRavindra R. Kamble /|rArjumand A. Kittur --|g1.4.6.
       |tPolyglycolic Acid or Polyglycolide /|rMahadevappa Y. 
       Kariduraganavar /|rRavindra R. Kamble /|rArjumand A. 
       Kittur --|g1.4.7.|tPolylactic Acid or Polylactide /
       |rMahadevappa Y. Kariduraganavar /|rRavindra R. Kamble /
       |rArjumand A. Kittur --|g1.4.8.|tPolylactic-co-Glycolic 
       Acid /|rMahadevappa Y. Kariduraganavar /|rRavindra R. 
       Kamble /|rArjumand A. Kittur --|g1.4.9.
       |tPolyhydroxybutyrate /|rMahadevappa Y. Kariduraganavar /
       |rRavindra R. Kamble /|rArjumand A. Kittur --|g1.4.10.
       |tPolycyanoacrylates /|rMahadevappa Y. Kariduraganavar /
       |rRavindra R. Kamble /|rArjumand A. Kittur --|g1.4.11.
       |tPolyvinylpyrrolidone /|rMahadevappa Y. Kariduraganavar /
       |rRavindra R. Kamble /|rArjumand A. Kittur --|g1.4.12.
       |tChitosan /|rMahadevappa Y. Kariduraganavar /|rRavindra 
       R. Kamble /|rArjumand A. Kittur --|g1.4.13.|tGelatin /
       |rMahadevappa Y. Kariduraganavar /|rRavindra R. Kamble /
       |rArjumand A. Kittur --|g1.4.14.|tCarrageenan /
       |rMahadevappa Y. Kariduraganavar /|rRavindra R. Kamble /
       |rArjumand A. Kittur --|g1.4.15.|tHyaluronic Acid /
       |rMahadevappa Y. Kariduraganavar /|rRavindra R. Kamble /
       |rArjumand A. Kittur --|g1.4.16.|tXanthan Gum /
       |rMahadevappa Y. Kariduraganavar /|rRavindra R. Kamble /
       |rArjumand A. Kittur --|g1.4.17.|tAcacia Gum /
       |rMahadevappa Y. Kariduraganavar /|rRavindra R. Kamble /
       |rArjumand A. Kittur --|g1.4.18.|tAlginate /|rMahadevappa 
       Y. Kariduraganavar /|rRavindra R. Kamble /|rArjumand A. 
       Kittur --|g1.5.|tProcessing of Polymers for Biomedical 
       Devices /|rMahadevappa Y. Kariduraganavar /|rRavindra R. 
       Kamble /|rArjumand A. Kittur --|g1.5.1.|tFabrication of 
       Polymer Films /|rMahadevappa Y. Kariduraganavar /
       |rRavindra R. Kamble /|rArjumand A. Kittur --|g1.5.2.
       |tSpinning Industrial Polymers /|rMahadevappa Y. 
       Kariduraganavar /|rRavindra R. Kamble /|rArjumand A. 
       Kittur --|g1.5.3.|tFabrication of Shaped Polymer Objects /
       |rMahadevappa Y. Kariduraganavar /|rRavindra R. Kamble /
       |rArjumand A. Kittur --|g1.5.4.|tCalendaring /
       |rMahadevappa Y. Kariduraganavar /|rRavindra R. Kamble /
       |rArjumand A. Kittur --|g1.6.|tFuture Perspectives /
       |rMahadevappa Y. Kariduraganavar /|rRavindra R. Kamble /
       |rArjumand A. Kittur --|g1.7.|tConclusions /|rMahadevappa 
       Y. Kariduraganavar /|rRavindra R. Kamble /|rArjumand A. 
       Kittur --|tAcknowledgments /|rArjumand A. Kittur /
       |rMahadevappa Y. Kariduraganavar /|rRavindra R. Kamble --
       |tReferences /|rMahadevappa Y. Kariduraganavar /|rRavindra
       R. Kamble /|rArjumand A. Kittur --|g2.1.|tIntroduction /
       |rSwaminathan Sethuraman /|rMeera Parthasarthy --|g2.2.
       |tHierarchical Characterization Approach /|rSwaminathan 
       Sethuraman /|rMeera Parthasarthy --|g2.3.|tBulk 
       Characterization /|rSwaminathan Sethuraman /|rMeera 
       Parthasarthy --|g2.3.1.|tThermal Properties /|rSwaminathan
       Sethuraman /|rMeera Parthasarthy --|g2.3.2.|tMechanical 
       Properties /|rSwaminathan Sethuraman /|rMeera Parthasarthy
       --|g2.3.3.|tOptical Properties /|rSwaminathan Sethuraman /
       |rMeera Parthasarthy --|g2.3.4.|tElectrical Properties /
       |rSwaminathan Sethuraman /|rMeera Parthasarthy --|g2.4.
       |tSurface Characterization /|rSwaminathan Sethuraman /
       |rMeera Parthasarthy --|g2.4.1.|tMicroscopic 
       Characterization /|rSwaminathan Sethuraman /|rMeera 
       Parthasarthy --|g2.4.2.|tSurface Hydrophobicity /
       |rSwaminathan Sethuraman /|rMeera Parthasarthy --|g2.4.3.
       |tSpectroscopic Characterization /|rSwaminathan Sethuraman
       /|rMeera Parthasarthy --|g2.5.|tFuture Prospects /
       |rSwaminathan Sethuraman /|rMeera Parthasarthy --
       |tReferences /|rSwaminathan Sethuraman /|rMeera 
       Parthasarthy --|g3.1.|tIntroduction /|rTarun Saxena /
       |rChandra M. Valmikinathan /|rLohitash Karumbaiah --|g3.2.
       |tFibrin-Based Biomaterials /|rTarun Saxena /|rChandra M. 
       Valmikinathan /|rLohitash Karumbaiah --|g3.3.|tElastin-
       Based Biomaterials /|rTarun Saxena /|rChandra M. 
       Valmikinathan /|rLohitash Karumbaiah --|g3.4.|tSilk-Based 
       Biomaterials /|rTarun Saxena /|rChandra M. Valmikinathan /
       |rLohitash Karumbaiah --|g3.5.|tCollagen-Based 
       Biomaterials /|rTarun Saxena /|rChandra M. Valmikinathan /
       |rLohitash Karumbaiah --|g3.6.|tPoly(Glutamic Acid)-Based 
       Biomaterials /|rTarun Saxena /|rChandra M. Valmikinathan /
       |rLohitash Karumbaiah --|g3.7.|tCyanophycin and 
       Poly(Aspartic Acid)-Based Biomaterials /|rTarun Saxena /
       |rChandra M. Valmikinathan /|rLohitash Karumbaiah --|g3.8.
       |tPoly-L-Lysine-Based Biomaterials /|rTarun Saxena /
       |rChandra M. Valmikinathan /|rLohitash Karumbaiah --|g3.9.
       |tConclusions and Future Work /|rTarun Saxena /|rChandra 
       M. Valmikinathan /|rLohitash Karumbaiah --|tReferences /
       |rTarun Saxena /|rChandra M. Valmikinathan /|rLohitash 
       Karumbaiah --|g4.1.|tIntroduction /|rSangamesh G. Kumbar /
       |rAhmed A. Nada /|rDaisy M. Ramos /|rAja Aravamudhan --
       |g4.2.|tHyaluronic Acid /|rAja Aravamudhan /|rSangamesh G.
       Kumbar /|rAhmed A. Nada /|rDaisy M. Ramos --|g4.2.1.
       |tChemical Structure, Properties, and Sources /|rAja 
       Aravamudhan /|rSangamesh G. Kumbar /|rAhmed A. Nada /
       |rDaisy M. Ramos --|g4.2.2.|tAttempts Made in Tissue 
       Engineering and Drug Delivery /|rAja Aravamudhan /
       |rSangamesh G. Kumbar /|rAhmed A. Nada /|rDaisy M. Ramos -
       -|g4.2.3.|tPromises and Challenges with HA /|rAja 
       Aravamudhan /|rSangamesh G. Kumbar /|rAhmed A. Nada /
       |rDaisy M. Ramos --|g4.3.|tChondroitin Sulphate /|rAja 
       Aravamudhan /|rSangamesh G. Kumbar /|rAhmed A. Nada /
       |rDaisy M. Ramos --|g4.3.1.|tChemical Structure, 
       Properties, and Sources /|rAja Aravamudhan /|rSangamesh G.
       Kumbar /|rAhmed A. Nada /|rDaisy M. Ramos --|g4.3.2.
       |tAttempts Made in Tissue Engineering and Drug Delivery /
       |rAja Aravamudhan /|rSangamesh G. Kumbar /|rAhmed A. Nada 
       /|rDaisy M. Ramos --|g4.3.3.|tPromises and Challenges with
       CS /|rAja Aravamudhan /|rSangamesh G. Kumbar /|rAhmed A. 
       Nada /|rDaisy M. Ramos --|g4.4.|tChitin and Chitosan /
       |rAja Aravamudhan /|rSangamesh G. Kumbar /|rAhmed A. Nada 
       /|rDaisy M. Ramos --|g4.4.1.|tChemical Structure, 
       Properties, and Sources /|rAja Aravamudhan /|rSangamesh G.
       Kumbar /|rAhmed A. Nada /|rDaisy M. Ramos --|g4.4.2.
       |tAttempts Made in Tissue Engineering and Drug Delivery /
       |rAja Aravamudhan /|rSangamesh G. Kumbar /|rAhmed A. Nada 
       /|rDaisy M. Ramos --|g4.4.3.|tPromises and Challenges with
       Chitosan in Tissue Engineering /|rAja Aravamudhan /
       |rSangamesh G. Kumbar /|rAhmed A. Nada /|rDaisy M. Ramos -
       -|g4.5.|tAlginic Acid /|rAja Aravamudhan /|rSangamesh G. 
       Kumbar /|rAhmed A. Nada /|rDaisy M. Ramos --|g4.5.1.
       |tChemical Structure, Properties, and Sources /|rAja 
       Aravamudhan /|rSangamesh G. Kumbar /|rAhmed A. Nada /
       |rDaisy M. 
505 00 |rRamos --|g4.5.2.|tAttempts Made in Tissue Engineering 
       and Drug Delivery /|rAja Aravamudhan /|rSangamesh G. 
       Kumbar /|rAhmed A. Nada /|rDaisy M. Ramos --|g4.5.3.
       |tPromises and Challenges with Alginates in Tissue 
       Engineering /|rSangamesh G. Kumbar /|rAhmed A. Nada /
       |rDaisy M. Ramos /|rAja Aravamudhan --|g4.6.|tCellulose /
       |rAja Aravamudhan /|rSangamesh G. Kumbar /|rAhmed A. Nada 
       /|rDaisy M. Ramos --|g4.6.1.|tChemical Structure, 
       Properties, and Sources /|rAja Aravamudhan /|rSangamesh G.
       Kumbar /|rAhmed A. Nada /|rDaisy M. Ramos --|g4.6.2.
       |tAttempts Made in Tissue Engineering and Drug Delivery /
       |rAja Aravamudhan /|rSangamesh G. Kumbar /|rAhmed A. Nada 
       /|rDaisy M. Ramos --|g4.6.3.|tPromises and Challenges with
       Cellulose /|rAja Aravamudhan /|rSangamesh G. Kumbar /
       |rAhmed A. Nada /|rDaisy M. Ramos --|g4.7.|tConclusions /
       |rAja Aravamudhan /|rSangamesh G. Kumbar /|rAhmed A. Nada 
       /|rDaisy M. Ramos --|tAcknowledgments /|rAja Aravamudhan /
       |rSangamesh G. Kumbar /|rAhmed A. Nada /|rDaisy M. Ramos -
       -|tReferences, Contents /|rAja Aravamudhan /|rSangamesh G.
       Kumbar /|rAhmed A. Nada /|rDaisy M. Ramos --|g5.1.
       |tIntroduction /|rTao Jiang /|rCato T. Laurencin /
       |rSangamesh G. Kumbar /|rRoshan James --|g5.2.|tChitosan 
       Chemistry /|rTao Jiang /|rCato T. Laurencin /|rSangamesh 
       G. Kumbar /|rRoshan James --|g5.2.1.|tSynthesis /|rTao 
       Jiang /|rCato T. Laurencin /|rSangamesh G. Kumbar /
       |rRoshan James --|g5.2.2.|tModification /|rTao Jiang /
       |rCato T. Laurencin /|rSangamesh G. Kumbar /|rRoshan 
       James. 
505 00 |gNote continued:|g5.3.|tChitosan Physics /|rTao Jiang /
       |rCato T. Laurencin /|rSangamesh G. Kumbar /|rRoshan James
       --|g5.3.1.|tPhysical Properties and Characterization /
       |rTao Jiang /|rRoshan James /|rSangamesh G. Kumbar /|rCato
       T. Laurencin --|g5.3.2.|tStructure and Property 
       Relationship /|rTao Jiang /|rRoshan James /|rSangamesh G. 
       Kumbar /|rCato T. Laurencin --|g5.4.|tBiological 
       Properties of Chitosan /|rTao Jiang /|rRoshan James /
       |rSangamesh G. Kumbar /|rCato T. Laurencin --|g5.4.1.
       |tBiodegradability /|rTao Jiang /|rRoshan James /
       |rSangamesh G. Kumbar /|rCato T. Laurencin --|g5.4.2.
       |tBiocompatibility /|rTao Jiang /|rRoshan James /
       |rSangamesh G. Kumbar /|rCato T. Laurencin --|g5.4.3.
       |tAnti-Microbial Activity /|rTao Jiang /|rRoshan James /
       |rSangamesh G. Kumbar /|rCato T. Laurencin --|g5.5.
       |tChitosan Application in Tissue Engineering /|rTao Jiang 
       /|rRoshan James /|rSangamesh G. Kumbar /|rCato T. 
       Laurencin --|g5.5.1.|tScaffold Fabrication Techniques /
       |rTao Jiang /|rRoshan James /|rSangamesh G. Kumbar /|rCato
       T. Laurencin --|g5.5.2.|tChitosan-Based Scaffolds for 
       Tissue Engineering Applications /|rTao Jiang /|rRoshan 
       James /|rSangamesh G. Kumbar /|rCato T. Laurencin --|g5.6.
       |tChitosan Application in Drug Delivery /|rTao Jiang /
       |rRoshan James /|rSangamesh G. Kumbar /|rCato T. Laurencin
       --|g5.7.|tConclusions /|rTao Jiang /|rRoshan James /
       |rSangamesh G. Kumbar /|rCato T. Laurencin --
       |tAcknowledgments /|rTao Jiang /|rRoshan James /
       |rSangamesh G. Kumbar /|rCato T. Laurencin --|tReferences 
       /|rCato T. Laurencin /|rTao Jiang /|rRoshan James /
       |rSangamesh G. Kumbar --|g6.1.|tAdvantages of Absorbable 
       Poly(a-Ester)s /|rKaren Burg --|g6.2.|tPolylactides, 
       Polyglycolides, and Copolymers Thereof /|rKaren Burg --
       |g6.2.1.|tStructure and Characteristics /|rKaren Burg --
       |g6.2.2.|tProcessing /|rKaren Burg --|g6.3.|tBacterial and
       Other Recombinant Polyesters /|rKaren Burg --|g6.3.1.
       |tStructure and Characteristics /|rKaren Burg --|g6.3.2.
       |tProcessing /|rKaren Burg --|tReferences /|rKaren Burg --
       |g7.1.|tIntroduction /|rNamdev B. Shelke /|rRajaram K. 
       Nagarale /|rSangamesh G. Kumbar --|g7.2.|tSynthesis and 
       Characterization /|rNamdev B. Shelke /|rRajaram K. 
       Nagarale /|rSangamesh G. Kumbar --|g7.2.1.|tSynthesis /
       |rNamdev B. Shelke /|rRajaram K. Nagarale /|rSangamesh G. 
       Kumbar --|g7.2.2.|tCharacterization /|rNamdev B. Shelke /
       |rRajaram K. Nagarale /|rSangamesh G. Kumbar --|g7.3.
       |tImpact of Composition on Polyurethane Properties /
       |rNamdev B. Shelke /|rRajaram K. Nagarale /|rSangamesh G. 
       Kumbar --|g7.3.1.|tPoly(Ether Urethanes) /|rNamdev B. 
       Shelke /|rRajaram K. Nagarale /|rSangamesh G. Kumbar --
       |g7.3.2.|tPoly(Carbonate Urethanes) /|rNamdev B. Shelke /
       |rRajaram K. Nagarale /|rSangamesh G. Kumbar --|g7.3.3.
       |tPoly(Ether Ester Urethanes) /|rNamdev B. Shelke /
       |rRajaram K. Nagarale /|rSangamesh G. Kumbar --|g7.3.4.
       |tPoly(Siloxane Urethanes) /|rNamdev B. Shelke /|rRajaram 
       K. Nagarale /|rSangamesh G. Kumbar --|g7.3.5.
       |tPolyurethane and Natural Polymers /|rNamdev B. Shelke /
       |rRajaram K. Nagarale /|rSangamesh G. Kumbar --|g7.3.6.
       |tPolyurethane Composites /|rNamdev B. Shelke /|rRajaram 
       K. Nagarale /|rSangamesh G. Kumbar --|g7.3.7.|tSurface-
       Modified Polyurethanes /|rNamdev B. Shelke /|rRajaram K. 
       Nagarale /|rSangamesh G. Kumbar --|g7.4.|tPhase Separation
       Behavior /|rNamdev B. Shelke /|rRajaram K. Nagarale /
       |rSangamesh G. Kumbar --|g7.5.|tCalcification /|rNamdev B.
       Shelke /|rRajaram K. Nagarale /|rSangamesh G. Kumbar --
       |g7.6.|tPolyurethane Applications /|rNamdev B. Shelke /
       |rRajaram K. Nagarale /|rSangamesh G. Kumbar --|g7.6.1.
       |tDrug Delivery /|rNamdev B. Shelke /|rRajaram K. Nagarale
       /|rSangamesh G. Kumbar --|g7.6.2.|tTissue Engineering /
       |rNamdev B. Shelke /|rRajaram K. Nagarale /|rSangamesh G. 
       Kumbar --|g7.6.3.|tPolyurethane Medical Devices /|rNamdev 
       B. Shelke /|rRajaram K. Nagarale /|rSangamesh G. Kumbar --
       |g7.7.|tConclusion /|rRajaram K. Nagarale /|rSangamesh G. 
       Kumbar /|rNamdev B. Shelke --|tAcknowledgments /|rNamdev 
       B. Shelke /|rRajaram K. Nagarale /|rSangamesh G. Kumbar --
       |tReferences /|rNamdev B. Shelke /|rRajaram K. Nagarale /
       |rSangamesh G. Kumbar --|g8.1.|tIntroduction /|rSara K. 
       Murase /|rJordi Puiggali --|g8.2.|tSynthesis of PEAs /
       |rSara K. Murase /|rJordi Puiggali --|g8.3.|tDesign of 
       PEAs with a Given Microstructure /|rSara K. Murase /
       |rJordi Puiggali --|g8.3.1.|tHyperbranched PEAs /|rSara K.
       Murase /|rJordi Puiggali --|g8.4.|tLiquid Crystals and 
       Rigid-Chain PEAs /|rSara K. Murase /|rJordi Puiggali --
       |g8.5.|tPEAs from Renewable Sources /|rSara K. Murase /
       |rJordi Puiggali --|g8.5.1.|tCarbohydrate Derivatives /
       |rSara K. Murase /|rJordi Puiggali --|g8.5.2.|tPEAs from 
       Vegetable Oils and Fatty Diacids /|rSara K. Murase /
       |rJordi Puiggali --|g8.5.3.|tPEAs Derived from a-Amino 
       Acids and Their Applications in the Biomedical Field /
       |rSara K. Murase /|rJordi Puiggali --|g8.6.|tMiscellaneous
       Applications of PEAs /|rSara K. Murase /|rJordi Puiggali -
       -|g8.6.1.|tScaffolds from Electroactive Samples and 
       Electrospun Nanofibres /|rSara K. Murase /|rJordi Puiggali
       --|g8.6.2.|tHigh-Performance Materials /|rSara K. Murase /
       |rJordi Puiggali --|g8.6.3.|tOptical Properties /|rSara K.
       Murase /|rJordi Puiggali --|g8.6.4.|tComposites and 
       Nanocomposites Based on PEAs /|rSara K. Murase /|rJordi 
       Puiggali --|g8.7.|tConclusions /|rSara K. Murase /|rJordi 
       Puiggali --|tAcknowledgments /|rSara K. Murase /|rJordi 
       Puiggali --|tReferences /|rSara K. Murase /|rJordi 
       Puiggali --|g9.1.|tIntroduction /|rMarkus Heiny /
       |rJonathan Johannes Wurth /|rVenkatram Prasad Shastri --
       |g9.1.1.|tBackground /|rMarkus Heiny /|rJonathan Johannes 
       Wurth /|rVenkatram Prasad Shastri --|g9.1.2.
       |tBiocompatibility and Biodegradability Aspects /|rMarkus 
       Heiny /|rJonathan Johannes Wurth /|rVenkatram Prasad 
       Shastri --|g9.1.3.|tNeed for Functionalization /|rMarkus 
       Heiny /|rJonathan Johannes Wurth /|rVenkatram Prasad 
       Shastri --|g9.1.4.|tConcepts of Polymerization and 
       Functionalization /|rMarkus Heiny /|rJonathan Johannes 
       Wurth /|rVenkatram Prasad Shastri --|g9.2.|tFunctionalized
       Polyesters /|rMarkus Heiny /|rJonathan Johannes Wurth /
       |rVenkatram Prasad Shastri --|g9.2.1.|tPolylactide and 
       Polyglycolide /|rMarkus Heiny /|rJonathan Johannes Wurth /
       |rVenkatram Prasad Shastri --|g9.2.2.|tPolycaprolactone /
       |rJonathan Johannes Wurth /|rVenkatram Prasad Shastri /
       |rMarkus Heiny --|g9.2.3.|tOther Polyesters /|rMarkus 
       Heiny /|rJonathan Johannes Wurth /|rVenkatram Prasad 
       Shastri --|tReferences /|rMarkus Heiny /|rJonathan 
       Johannes Wurth /|rVenkatram Prasad Shastri --|g10.1.
       |tHistory of Polyanhydrides /|rMuntimadugu Eameema /
       |rLakshmi Sailaja Duvvuri /|rWahid Khan /|rAbraham J. Domb
       --|g10.2.|tProperties of Polyanhydrides /|rMuntimadugu 
       Eameema /|rLakshmi Sailaja Duvvuri /|rWahid Khan /
       |rAbraham J. Domb --|g10.2.1.|tDistinctive Features and 
       Limitations /|rMuntimadugu Eameema /|rLakshmi Sailaja 
       Duvvuri /|rWahid Khan /|rAbraham J. Domb --|g10.2.2.
       |tThermal Properties /|rMuntimadugu Eameema /|rLakshmi 
       Sailaja Duvvuri /|rWahid Khan /|rAbraham J. Domb --
       |g10.2.3.|tSolubility /|rMuntimadugu Eameema /|rLakshmi 
       Sailaja Duvvuri /|rWahid Khan /|rAbraham J. Domb --
       |g10.2.4.|tMechanical Properties /|rMuntimadugu Eameema /
       |rLakshmi Sailaja Duvvuri /|rWahid Khan /|rAbraham J. Domb
       --|g10.2.5.|tStability /|rMuntimadugu Eameema /|rLakshmi 
       Sailaja Duvvuri /|rWahid Khan /|rAbraham J. Domb --|g10.3.
       |tSynthesis of Polyanhydrides /|rMuntimadugu Eameema /
       |rLakshmi Sailaja Duvvuri /|rWahid Khan /|rAbraham J. Domb
       --|g10.3.1.|tMelt Condensation /|rMuntimadugu Eameema /
       |rLakshmi Sailaja Duvvuri /|rWahid Khan /|rAbraham J. Domb
       --|g10.3.2.|tSolution Polymerization /|rMuntimadugu 
       Eameema /|rLakshmi Sailaja Duvvuri /|rWahid Khan /
       |rAbraham J. Domb --|g10.3.3.|tDehydrative Coupling /
       |rMuntimadugu Eameema /|rLakshmi Sailaja Duvvuri /|rWahid 
       Khan /|rAbraham J. Domb --|g10.3.4.|tRing-Opening 
       Polymerization /|rMuntimadugu Eameema /|rLakshmi Sailaja 
       Duvvuri /|rWahid Khan /|rAbraham J. Domb --|g10.4.
       |tClasses of Polyanhydrides /|rMuntimadugu Eameema /
       |rLakshmi Sailaja Duvvuri /|rWahid Khan /|rAbraham J. Domb
       --|g10.4.1.|tConventional Polyanhydrides /|rMuntimadugu 
       Eameema /|rLakshmi Sailaja Duvvuri /|rWahid Khan /
       |rAbraham J. Domb --|g10.4.2.|tAdvanced Polyanhydrides /
       |rMuntimadugu Eameema /|rLakshmi Sailaja Duvvuri /|rWahid 
       Khan /|rAbraham J. Domb --|g10.5.|tBiodegradability /
       |rMuntimadugu Eameema /|rLakshmi Sailaja Duvvuri /|rWahid 
       Khan /|rAbraham J. Domb --|g10.6.|tBiocompatibility /
       |rMuntimadugu Eameema /|rLakshmi Sailaja Duvvuri /|rWahid 
       Khan /|rAbraham J. 
505 00 |tDomb --|g10.7.|tApplications /|rMuntimadugu Eameema /
       |rLakshmi Sailaja Duvvuri /|rWahid Khan /|rAbraham J. Domb
       --|g10.7.1.|tDrug Delivery /|rMuntimadugu Eameema /
       |rLakshmi Sailaja Duvvuri /|rWahid Khan /|rAbraham J. Domb
       --|g10.7.2.|tProgrammable Drug Release /|rLakshmi Sailaja 
       Duvvuri /|rAbraham J. Domb /|rWahid Khan /|rMuntimadugu 
       Eameema --|g10.7.3.|tImmunomodulation /|rMuntimadugu 
       Eameema /|rAbraham J. Domb /|rLakshmi Sailaja Duvvuri /
       |rWahid Khan --|g10.7.4.|tProtein Delivery /|rMuntimadugu 
       Eameema /|rLakshmi Sailaja Duvvuri /|rWahid Khan /
       |rAbraham J. Domb --|g10.7.5.|tTissue Engineering /|rWahid
       Khan /|rAbraham J. Domb /|rLakshmi Sailaja Duvvuri /
       |rMuntimadugu Eameema --|tReferences /|rWahid Khan /
       |rLakshmi Sailaja Duvvuri /|rMuntimadugu Eameema /
       |rAbraham J. Domb --|g11.1.|tIntroduction /|rRoshan James 
       /|rMeng Deng /|rSangamesh G. Kumbar /|rCato T. Laurencin -
       -|g11.2.|tSynthesis of Polyphosphazenes /|rRoshan James /
       |rMeng Deng /|rSangamesh G. Kumbar /|rCato T. Laurencin --
       |g11.3.|tBiodegradable Polyphosphazenes /|rRoshan James /
       |rCato T. Laurencin /|rSangamesh G. Kumbar /|rMeng Deng --
       |g11.3.1.|tDifferent Classes /|rRoshan James /|rCato T. 
       Laurencin /|rSangamesh G. Kumbar /|rMeng Deng --|g11.3.2.
       |tDegradation Mechanisms /|rRoshan James /|rCato T. 
       Laurencin /|rSangamesh G. Kumbar /|rMeng Deng. 
505 00 |gNote continued:|g11.3.3.|tBiocompatibility /|rRoshan 
       James /|rCato T. Laurencin /|rSangamesh G. Kumbar /|rMeng 
       Deng --|g11.4.|tApplications of Biodegradable 
       Polyphosphazenes in Tissue Engineering /|rRoshan James /
       |rCato T. Laurencin /|rSangamesh G. Kumbar /|rMeng Deng --
       |g11.4.1.|tBone Tissue Regeneration /|rRoshan James /
       |rCato T. Laurencin /|rSangamesh G. Kumbar /|rMeng Deng --
       |g11.4.2.|tSoft Tissue Regeneration /|rRoshan James /
       |rCato T. Laurencin /|rSangamesh G. Kumbar /|rMeng Deng --
       |g11.4.3.|tApplications of Biodegradable Polyphosphazenes 
       in Drug Delivery /|rRoshan James /|rCato T. Laurencin /
       |rSangamesh G. Kumbar /|rMeng Deng --|g11.5.|tConclusions 
       and Future Trends /|rRoshan James /|rCato T. Laurencin /
       |rSangamesh G. Kumbar /|rMeng Deng --|tAcknowledgments /
       |rRoshan James /|rCato T. Laurencin /|rSangamesh G. Kumbar
       /|rMeng Deng --|tReferences /|rRoshan James /|rCato T. 
       Laurencin /|rSangamesh G. Kumbar /|rMeng Deng --|g12.1.
       |tIntroduction /|rWalid P. Qaqish /|rKush N. Shah /|rYang 
       H. Yun --|g12.2.|tSynthesis of "Pseudo" Poly(Amino Acid) /
       |rKush N. Shah /|rYang H. Yun /|rWalid P. Qaqish --|g12.3.
       |tEster-Based "Pseudo" Poly(Amino Acids) /|rKush N. Shah /
       |rYang H. Yun /|rWalid P. Qaqish --|g12.3.1.|tSynthesis of
       Ester-Based "Pseudo" Poly(Amino Acids) /|rKush N. Shah /
       |rYang H. Yun /|rWalid P. Qaqish --|g12.3.2.|tApplications
       of Ester-Based "Pseudo" Poly(Amino Acids) /|rKush N. Shah 
       /|rYang H. Yun /|rWalid P. Qaqish --|g12.4.|tAmide-Based 
       "Pseudo" Poly(Amino Acids) /|rKush N. Shah /|rYang H. Yun 
       /|rWalid P. Qaqish --|g12.4.1.|tApplications Poly(Amides) 
       as "Pseudo" Poly(Amino Acids) /|rKush N. Shah /|rYang H. 
       Yun /|rWalid P. Qaqish --|g12.5.|tCarbonate-Based "Pseudo"
       Poly(Amino Acids) /|rKush N. Shah /|rYang H. Yun /|rWalid 
       P. Qaqish --|g12.5.1.|tSynthesis of Carbonate-Based 
       "Pseudo" Poly(Amino Acids) /|rKush N. Shah /|rYang H. Yun 
       /|rWalid P. Qaqish --|g12.5.2.|tApplications of Carbonate-
       Based "Pseudo" Poly(Amino Acids) /|rKush N. Shah /|rYang 
       H. Yun /|rWalid P. Qaqish --|g12.6.|tUrethane-Based 
       "Pseudo" Poly(Amino Acids) /|rKush N. Shah /|rYang H. Yun 
       /|rWalid P. Qaqish --|g12.6.1.|tSynthesis of Urethane-
       Based "Pseudo" Poly(Amino Acids) /|rKush N. Shah /|rYang 
       H. Yun /|rWalid P. Qaqish --|g12.6.2.|tApplications of 
       Urethane-Based "Pseudo" Poly(Amino Acids) /|rKush N. Shah 
       /|rYang H. Yun /|rWalid P. Qaqish --|g12.7.|tConclusions /
       |rKush N. Shah /|rYang H. Yun /|rWalid P. Qaqish --
       |tReferences /|rKush N. Shah /|rYang H. Yun /|rWalid P. 
       Qaqish --|g13.1.|tIntroduction /|rSteve Brocchini /
       |rSheiliza Carmali --|g13.2.|tBiomedical Applications /
       |rSteve Brocchini /|rSheiliza Carmali --|g13.2.1.|tPolymer
       -Drug Conjugates /|rSteve Brocchini /|rSheiliza Carmali --
       |g13.2.2.|tParticulate-Associated Systems /|rSteve 
       Brocchini /|rSheiliza Carmali --|g13.2.3.|tPolymer-
       Oligonucleotide Complexes /|rSteve Brocchini /|rSheiliza 
       Carmali --|g13.2.4.|tHydrogels /|rSteve Brocchini /
       |rSheiliza Carmali --|g13.2.5.|tPolyacetals in Tissue 
       Engineering /|rSteve Brocchini /|rSheiliza Carmali --
       |g13.3.|tConclusions /|rSteve Brocchini /|rSheiliza 
       Carmali --|tAcknowledgments /|rSteve Brocchini /|rSheiliza
       Carmali --|tReferences /|rSteve Brocchini /|rSheiliza 
       Carmali --|g14.1.|tIntroduction /|rJennifer Elisseeff /
       |rIwen Wu --|g14.1.1.|tCurrent Clinical Strategies /
       |rJennifer Elisseeff /|rIwen Wu --|g14.2.|tBiomaterials /
       |rJennifer Elisseeff /|rIwen Wu --|g14.2.1.|tSynthetic 
       Polymers /|rJennifer Elisseeff /|rIwen Wu --|g14.2.2.
       |tNaturally-Derived Scaffolds /|rJennifer Elisseeff /
       |rIwen Wu --|g14.2.3.|tExtracellular Matrix-Based 
       Materials /|rJennifer Elisseeff /|rIwen Wu --|g14.3.|tCell
       Sources /|rJennifer Elisseeff /|rIwen Wu --|g14.3.1.
       |tCells of Adipose Tissue /|rJennifer Elisseeff /|rIwen Wu
       --|g14.3.2.|tAdult Stem Cells /|rJennifer Elisseeff /
       |rIwen Wu --|g14.3.3.|tEmbryonic Stem Cells /|rJennifer 
       Elisseeff /|rIwen Wu --|g14.3.4.|tInduced Pluripotent Stem
       Cells /|rJennifer Elisseeff /|rIwen Wu --|g14.4.
       |tDiscussion /|rJennifer Elisseeff /|rIwen Wu --
       |tReferences /|rJennifer Elisseeff /|rIwen Wu --|g15.1.
       |tIntroduction /|rOmathanu Perumal /|rUmesh Gupta --
       |g15.2.|tSynthesis and Characterization /|rOmathanu 
       Perumal /|rUmesh Gupta --|g15.2.1.|tDivergent Approach /
       |rOmathanu Perumal /|rUmesh Gupta --|g15.2.2.|tConvergent 
       Approach /|rOmathanu Perumal /|rUmesh Gupta --|g15.3.
       |tDendrimer Types /|rOmathanu Perumal /|rUmesh Gupta --
       |g15.3.1.|tPAMAM Dendrimers /|rOmathanu Perumal /|rUmesh 
       Gupta --|g15.3.2.|tPPI Dendrimers /|rOmathanu Perumal /
       |rUmesh Gupta --|g15.3.3.|tCarbohydrate Dendrimers /
       |rOmathanu Perumal /|rUmesh Gupta --|g15.3.4.|tTriazine 
       Dendrimers /|rOmathanu Perumal /|rUmesh Gupta --|g15.3.5.
       |tPeptide Dendrimers /|rOmathanu Perumal /|rUmesh Gupta --
       |g15.3.6.|tMiscellaneous /|rOmathanu Perumal /|rUmesh 
       Gupta --|g15.4.|tDrug Loading in Dendrimers /|rOmathanu 
       Perumal /|rUmesh Gupta --|g15.4.1.|tNon-Covalent 
       Interactions /|rOmathanu Perumal /|rUmesh Gupta --
       |g15.4.2.|tCovalent Interactions /|rOmathanu Perumal /
       |rUmesh Gupta --|g15.5.|tBiomedical Applications /
       |rOmathanu Perumal /|rUmesh Gupta --|g15.5.1.|tDrug 
       Delivery Applications /|rOmathanu Perumal /|rUmesh Gupta -
       -|g15.5.2.|tGene Delivery /|rOmathanu Perumal /|rUmesh 
       Gupta --|g15.5.3.|tDiagnostic Applications /|rOmathanu 
       Perumal /|rUmesh Gupta --|g15.5.4.|tTherapeutic 
       Applications /|rOmathanu Perumal /|rUmesh Gupta --|g15.6.
       |tSummary /|rOmathanu Perumal /|rUmesh Gupta --
       |tReferences /|rOmathanu Perumal /|rUmesh Gupta --|g16.1.
       |tIntroduction /|rJinshan Guo /|rDianna Y. Nguyen /|rJian 
       Yang /|rZhiwei Xie /|rXiaochun Bai /|rRichard T. Tran --
       |g16.2.|tDesign Strategies of CABEs /|rJinshan Guo /
       |rDianna Y. Nguyen /|rRichard T. Tran /|rZhiwei Xie /
       |rXiaochun Bai /|rJian Yang --|g16.2.1.|tPoly(Diol 
       Citrate) Synthesis /|rJinshan Guo /|rDianna Y. Nguyen /
       |rJian Yang /|rZhiwei Xie /|rXiaochun Bai /|rRichard T. 
       Tran --|g16.2.2.|tMolecular Design of CABEs /|rJinshan Guo
       /|rDianna Y. Nguyen /|rJian Yang /|rZhiwei Xie /|rXiaochun
       Bai /|rRichard T. Tran --|g16.3.|tApplications of CABEs /
       |rJinshan Guo /|rDianna Y. Nguyen /|rJian Yang /|rZhiwei 
       Xie /|rXiaochun Bai /|rRichard T. Tran --|g16.3.1.
       |tCardiovascular Applications /|rJinshan Guo /|rDianna Y. 
       Nguyen /|rJian Yang /|rZhiwei Xie /|rXiaochun Bai /
       |rRichard T. Tran --|g16.3.2.|tOrthopaedic Applications /
       |rJinshan Guo /|rDianna Y. Nguyen /|rJian Yang /|rZhiwei 
       Xie /|rXiaochun Bai /|rRichard T. Tran --|g16.3.3.
       |tBioimaging and Drug Delivery /|rJinshan Guo /|rDianna Y.
       Nguyen /|rJian Yang /|rZhiwei Xie /|rXiaochun Bai /
       |rRichard T. Tran --|g16.3.4.|tTissue Bioadhesive /
       |rJinshan Guo /|rDianna Y. Nguyen /|rJian Yang /|rZhiwei 
       Xie /|rXiaochun Bai /|rRichard T. Tran --|g16.3.5.|tOther 
       Applications /|rJinshan Guo /|rDianna Y. Nguyen /|rJian 
       Yang /|rZhiwei Xie /|rXiaochun Bai /|rRichard T. Tran --
       |g16.4.|tConclusions /|rJinshan Guo /|rDianna Y. Nguyen /
       |rJian Yang /|rZhiwei Xie /|rXiaochun Bai /|rRichard T. 
       Tran --|tAcknowledgments /|rJinshan Guo /|rDianna Y. 
       Nguyen /|rJian Yang /|rZhiwei Xie /|rXiaochun Bai /
       |rRichard T. Tran --|tReferences /|rJinshan Guo /|rDianna 
       Y. Nguyen /|rJian Yang /|rZhiwei Xie /|rXiaochun Bai /
       |rRichard T. Tran --|g17.1.|tIntroduction /|rYong Wang /
       |rMark R. Battig --|g17.2.|tBiomaterials /|rYong Wang /
       |rMark R. Battig --|g17.3.|tNucleic Acid Aptamers /|rYong 
       Wang /|rMark R. Battig --|g17.3.1.|tUpstream Selection /
       |rYong Wang /|rMark R. Battig --|g17.3.2.|tDownstream 
       Truncation /|rYong Wang /|rMark R. Battig --|g17.4.
       |tDevelopment of Aptamer- Functionalized Biomaterials /
       |rYong Wang /|rMark R. Battig --|g17.4.1.|tAptamer-
       Functionalized Hydrogels /|rYong Wang /|rMark R. Battig --
       |g17.4.2.|tAptamer-Functionalized Coatings /|rYong Wang /
       |rMark R. Battig --|g17.4.3.|tAptamer-Functionalized 
       Nanomaterials /|rYong Wang /|rMark R. Battig --|g17.5.
       |tConclusion /|rYong Wang /|rMark R. Battig --
       |tAcknowledgement /|rMark R. Battig /|rYong Wang --
       |tReferences /|rYong Wang /|rMark R. 
505 00 |rBattig --|g18.1.|tIntroduction /|rSwaminathan Sethuraman
       /|rAnuradha Subramaniam --|g18.2.|tNon-Degradable Polymers
       as Biomaterials /|rSwaminathan Sethuraman /|rAnuradha 
       Subramaniam --|g18.2.1.|tPoly(Ethylene) /|rSwaminathan 
       Sethuraman /|rAnuradha Subramaniam --|g18.2.2.
       |tPoly(Propylene) /|rSwaminathan Sethuraman /|rAnuradha 
       Subramaniam --|g18.2.3.|tPoly(Tetrafluoroethylene) /
       |rSwaminathan Sethuraman /|rAnuradha Subramaniam --
       |g18.2.4.|tPoly(Methyl Methacrylate) /|rSwaminathan 
       Sethuraman /|rAnuradha Subramaniam --|g18.2.5.
       |tPoly(Dimethylsiloxane) /|rSwaminathan Sethuraman /
       |rAnuradha Subramaniam --|g18.2.6.|tPolyurethanes /
       |rSwaminathan Sethuraman /|rAnuradha Subramaniam --
       |g18.2.7.|tPoly(Ethylene Terphthlate) /|rSwaminathan 
       Sethuraman /|rAnuradha Subramaniam --|g18.2.8.
       |tPoly(Sulphone) /|rSwaminathan Sethuraman /|rAnuradha 
       Subramaniam --|g18.2.9.|tPoly(Ethyleneoxide) /
       |rSwaminathan Sethuraman /|rAnuradha Subramaniam --|g18.3.
       |tCharacterization /|rSwaminathan Sethuraman /|rAnuradha 
       Subramaniam --|g18.3.1.|tSurface Characterization /
       |rSwaminathan Sethuraman /|rAnuradha Subramaniam --
       |g18.3.2.|tBiostability /|rSwaminathan Sethuraman /
       |rAnuradha Subramaniam --|g18.4.|tFuture Prospects /
       |rSwaminathan Sethuraman /|rAnuradha Subramaniam --
       |tReferences /|rSwaminathan Sethuraman /|rAnuradha 
       Subramaniam --|g19.1.|tIntroduction /|rTram T. Dang /|rAli
       Khademhosseini /|rAdnan Memic /|rMehdi Nikkhah --|g19.2.
       |tBiocompatibility of Polymeric Prostheses /|rTram T. Dang
       /|rAli Khademhosseini /|rAdnan Memic /|rMehdi Nikkhah --
       |g19.2.1.|tEffects of Implantable Prostheses on Host 
       Tissues and Immune System /|rAdnan Memic /|rMehdi Nikkhah 
       /|rTram T. Dang /|rAli Khademhosseini --|g19.2.2.
       |tBiochemical Effects of Host Environment on Polymeric 
       Implants /|rTram T. Dang /|rAli Khademhosseini /|rAdnan 
       Memic /|rMehdi Nikkhah. 
505 00 |gNote continued:|g19.3.|tStructural Compatibility and 
       Mechanical Durability of Polymeric Prostheses /|rTram T. 
       Dang /|rAli Khademhosseini /|rAdnan Memic /|rMehdi Nikkhah
       --|g19.4.|tApplications of Polymeric Biomaterials in 
       Implantable Prostheses /|rTram T. Dang /|rAli 
       Khademhosseini /|rAdnan Memic /|rMehdi Nikkhah --|g19.4.1.
       |tCardiovascular Applications /|rTram T. Dang /|rAli 
       Khademhosseini /|rAdnan Memic /|rMehdi Nikkhah --|g19.4.2.
       |tOrthopaedic Applications /|rTram T. Dang /|rAli 
       Khademhosseini /|rAdnan Memic /|rMehdi Nikkhah --|g19.4.3.
       |tOphthalmologic Applications /|rTram T. Dang /|rAli 
       Khademhosseini /|rAdnan Memic /|rMehdi Nikkhah --|g19.4.4.
       |tDental Applications /|rTram T. Dang /|rAli 
       Khademhosseini /|rAdnan Memic /|rMehdi Nikkhah --|g19.5.
       |tEmerging Classes of Polymeric Biomaterials for 
       Implantable Prostheses /|rTram T. Dang /|rAli 
       Khademhosseini /|rAdnan Memic /|rMehdi Nikkhah --|g19.5.1.
       |tAnti-Fouling Polymeric Coatings /|rTram T. Dang /|rAli 
       Khademhosseini /|rAdnan Memic /|rMehdi Nikkhah --|g19.5.2.
       |tPolymeric Surfaces to Direct Biological Responses /
       |rTram T. Dang /|rAli Khademhosseini /|rAdnan Memic /
       |rMehdi Nikkhah --|g19.5.3.|tShape-Memory Polymers /|rTram
       T. Dang /|rAli Khademhosseini /|rAdnan Memic /|rMehdi 
       Nikkhah --|g19.6.|tConclusion and Perspectives /|rTram T. 
       Dang /|rAli Khademhosseini /|rAdnan Memic /|rMehdi Nikkhah
       --|tAcknowledgments /|rTram T. Dang /|rAli Khademhosseini 
       /|rAdnan Memic /|rMehdi Nikkhah --|tReferences /|rTram T. 
       Dang /|rAli Khademhosseini /|rAdnan Memic /|rMehdi Nikkhah
       --|g20.1.|tIntroduction /|rDiane J. Burgess /|rBing Gu --
       |g20.2.|tMechanical/Thermal Properties of Polymers /
       |rDiane J. Burgess /|rBing Gu --|g20.2.1.|tStress-Strain /
       |rDiane J. Burgess /|rBing Gu --|g20.2.2.|tViscoelastic /
       |rDiane J. Burgess /|rBing Gu --|g20.2.3.|tDifferential 
       Scanning Calorimetry /|rDiane J. Burgess /|rBing Gu --
       |g20.3.|tSurface and Morphological Characterization of 
       Polymers /|rDiane J. Burgess /|rBing Gu --|g20.3.1.
       |tMorphology /|rDiane J. Burgess /|rBing Gu --|g20.3.2.
       |tMolecular Weight and Particle Size /|rDiane J. Burgess /
       |rBing Gu --|g20.3.3.|tSurface Characterization /|rDiane 
       J. Burgess /|rBing Gu --|g20.4.|tBiocompatibility Testing 
       of Polymeric Materials /|rDiane J. Burgess /|rBing Gu --
       |g20.4.1.|tRegulatory Guidelines for Biocompatibility 
       Testing /|rDiane J. Burgess /|rBing Gu --|g20.4.2.
       |tBiodegradable Polymers /|rDiane J. Burgess /|rBing Gu --
       |g20.4.3.|tIn Vitro Cytotoxicity Assessment /|rDiane J. 
       Burgess /|rBing Gu --|g20.4.4.|tIn Vivo Biocompatibility 
       Evaluation /|rDiane J. Burgess /|rBing Gu --|g20.5.|tIn 
       Vitro Dissolution Testing Methods for Polymeric 
       Formulations /|rBing Gu /|rDiane J. Burgess --|g20.5.1.
       |tRegulatory Guidelines and In Vitro-In Vivo Correlation /
       |rDiane J. Burgess /|rBing Gu --|g20.5.2.|tIn Vitro 
       Dissolution Testing for Microspheres /|rDiane J. Burgess /
       |rBing Gu --|g20.5.3.|tIn Vitro Dissolution Testing for 
       Nanoparticles /|rDiane J. Burgess /|rBing Gu --|g20.5.4.
       |tIn Vitro Dissolution Testing for In Situ Gel 
       Formulations /|rDiane J. Burgess /|rBing Gu --|g20.6.
       |tConclusions /|rDiane J. Burgess /|rBing Gu --
       |tReferences /|rDiane J. Burgess /|rBing Gu --|g21.1.
       |tIntroduction /|rXiaoyan Tang /|rShalumon Kottappally 
       Thankappan /|rPaul Lee /|rXiaojun Yu /|rMatthew D. Harmon 
       /|rKatelyn Tran /|rSahar E. Fard --|g21.2.|tNatural 
       Polymers in Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine /
       |rXiaoyan Tang /|rShalumon Kottappally Thankappan /|rPaul 
       Lee /|rXiaojun Yu /|rMatthew D. Harmon /|rKatelyn Tran /
       |rSahar E. Fard --|g21.2.1.|tProteins as Biomaterials /
       |rXiaoyan Tang /|rShalumon Kottappally Thankappan /|rPaul 
       Lee /|rXiaojun Yu /|rMatthew D. Harmon /|rKatelyn Tran /
       |rSahar E. Fard --|g21.2.2.|tPolysaccharides as 
       Biomaterials /|rXiaoyan Tang /|rShalumon Kottappally 
       Thankappan /|rPaul Lee /|rXiaojun Yu /|rMatthew D. Harmon 
       /|rKatelyn Tran /|rSahar E. Fard --|g21.3.|tSynthetic 
       Polymers in Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine /
       |rXiaoyan Tang /|rShalumon Kottappally Thankappan /|rPaul 
       Lee /|rXiaojun Yu /|rMatthew D. Harmon /|rKatelyn Tran /
       |rSahar E. Fard --|g21.3.1.|tPoly(a-Esters) /|rXiaoyan 
       Tang /|rShalumon Kottappally Thankappan /|rPaul Lee /
       |rXiaojun Yu /|rMatthew D. Harmon /|rKatelyn Tran /|rSahar
       E. Fard --|g21.3.2.|tPolyurethanes /|rXiaoyan Tang /
       |rShalumon Kottappally Thankappan /|rPaul Lee /|rXiaojun 
       Yu /|rMatthew D. Harmon /|rKatelyn Tran /|rSahar E. Fard -
       -|g21.3.3.|tPolyphosphazenes /|rXiaoyan Tang /|rShalumon 
       Kottappally Thankappan /|rPaul Lee /|rXiaojun Yu /
       |rMatthew D. Harmon /|rKatelyn Tran /|rSahar E. Fard --
       |g21.3.4.|tPolyanhydrides /|rXiaoyan Tang /|rShalumon 
       Kottappally Thankappan /|rPaul Lee /|rXiaojun Yu /
       |rMatthew D. Harmon /|rKatelyn Tran /|rSahar E. Fard --
       |g21.3.5.|tPoly(propylene Fumarate) /|rXiaoyan Tang /
       |rShalumon Kottappally Thankappan /|rPaul Lee /|rXiaojun 
       Yu /|rMatthew D. Harmon /|rKatelyn Tran /|rSahar E. Fard -
       -|g21.3.6.|tPoly(ethylene Glycol) /|rXiaoyan Tang /
       |rShalumon Kottappally Thankappan /|rPaul Lee /|rXiaojun 
       Yu /|rMatthew D. Harmon /|rKatelyn Tran /|rSahar E. Fard -
       -|g21.3.7.|tPoly(Ortho Esters) /|rXiaoyan Tang /|rShalumon
       Kottappally Thankappan /|rPaul Lee /|rXiaojun Yu /
       |rMatthew D. Harmon /|rKatelyn Tran /|rSahar E. Fard --
       |g21.3.8.|tPolyphosphoesters /|rXiaoyan Tang /|rShalumon 
       Kottappally Thankappan /|rPaul Lee /|rXiaojun Yu /
       |rMatthew D. Harmon /|rKatelyn Tran /|rSahar E. Fard --
       |g21.3.9.|tPoly(ester Amide)s /|rShalumon Kottappally 
       Thankappan /|rPaul Lee /|rSahar E. Fard /|rXiaoyan Tang /
       |rKatelyn Tran /|rXiaojun Yu /|rMatthew D. Harmon --
       |g21.4.|tConclusions /|rXiaoyan Tang /|rShalumon 
       Kottappally Thankappan /|rPaul Lee /|rXiaojun Yu /
       |rMatthew D. Harmon /|rKatelyn Tran /|rSahar E. Fard --
       |tAcknowledgments /|rXiaoyan Tang /|rShalumon Kottappally 
       Thankappan /|rPaul Lee /|rXiaojun Yu /|rMatthew D. Harmon 
       /|rKatelyn Tran /|rSahar E. Fard --|tReferences /|rXiaoyan
       Tang /|rShalumon Kottappally Thankappan /|rPaul Lee /
       |rXiaojun Yu /|rMatthew D. Harmon /|rKatelyn Tran /|rSahar
       E. Fard --|g22.1.|tIntroduction /|rYuan Yin /|rAnjana Jain
       /|rDina Rassias --|g22.2.|tCurrent Standards for Medical 
       Diagnostics in the CNS /|rYuan Yin /|rAnjana Jain /|rDina 
       Rassias --|g22.3.|tChallenge of Diagnostics in the CNS /
       |rYuan Yin /|rAnjana Jain /|rDina Rassias --|g22.4.
       |tPolymeric Nanoparticles /|rYuan Yin /|rAnjana Jain /
       |rDina Rassias --|g22.5.|tLipid-Based Nanocarrier 
       Diagnostic Systems /|rYuan Yin /|rAnjana Jain /|rDina 
       Rassias --|g22.6.|tDendrimers /|rYuan Yin /|rAnjana Jain /
       |rDina Rassias --|g22.7.|tQuantum Dots /|rYuan Yin /
       |rAnjana Jain /|rDina Rassias --|g22.8.|tMicrobubbles /
       |rYuan Yin /|rAnjana Jain /|rDina Rassias --|g22.9.
       |tBiosensors /|rYuan Yin /|rAnjana Jain /|rDina Rassias --
       |g22.10.|tToxicity /|rYuan Yin /|rAnjana Jain /|rDina 
       Rassias --|g22.11.|tTheranostics /|rYuan Yin /|rAnjana 
       Jain /|rDina Rassias --|g22.12.|tConclusion and Future 
       Opportunities /|rYuan Yin /|rAnjana Jain /|rDina Rassias -
       -|tReferences /|rDina Rassias /|rYuan Yin /|rAnjana Jain -
       -|g23.1.|tIntroduction /|rJustin L. Brown /|rBrittany L. 
       Banik --|g23.1.1.|tNanomedicine /|rJustin L. Brown /
       |rBrittany L. Banik --|g23.1.2.|tNatural and Synthetic 
       Polymers /|rJustin L. Brown /|rBrittany L. Banik --|g23.2.
       |tPolymeric Nanomedicine Considerations /|rJustin L. Brown
       /|rBrittany L. Banik --|g23.2.1.|tNanoparticles /|rJustin 
       L. Brown /|rBrittany L. Banik --|g23.2.2.|tNanofibres /
       |rJustin L. Brown /|rBrittany L. Banik --|g23.3.
       |tPolymeric Nanomedicine Applications /|rJustin L. Brown /
       |rBrittany L. Banik --|g23.3.1.|tDrug Delivery /|rJustin 
       L. Brown /|rBrittany L. Banik --|g23.3.2.|tRegenerative 
       Medicine /|rBrittany L. Banik /|rJustin L. Brown --
       |g23.3.3.|tImaging /|rJustin L. Brown /|rBrittany L. Banik
       --|g23.4.|tNanotoxicity and Polymeric Challenges /
       |rBrittany L. Banik /|rJustin L. Brown --|g23.5.
       |tConclusions /|rBrittany L. Banik /|rJustin L. Brown --
       |tReferences /|rJustin L. Brown /|rBrittany L. Banik. 
520    "Polymer scientists have made an extensive research for 
       the development of biodegradable polymers which could find
       enormous applications in the area of medical science. 
       Today, various biopolymers have been prepared and utilized
       in different biomedical applications. Despite the apparent
       proliferation of biopolymers in medical science, the 
       Science and Technology of biopolymers is still in its 
       early stages of development. Tremendous opportunities 
       exist and will continue to exist for the penetration of 
       biopolymers in every facet of medical science through 
       intensive Research and Development. Therefore, this 
       chapter addresses different polymerization methods and 
       techniques employed for the preparation of biopolymers. An
       emphasis is given to cover the general properties of 
       biopolymers, synthetic protocols and their biomedical 
       applications. In order to make the useful biomedical 
       devices from the polymers to meet the demands of medical 
       science, various processing techniques employed for the 
       development of devices have been discussed. Further, 
       perspectives in this field have been highlighted and at 
       the end arrived at the conclusions. The relevant 
       literature was collected from different sources including 
       Google sites, books and reviews"--|cProvided by publisher.
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