Polymeric biomaterials for healthcare applications / edited by Kokkarachedu Varaprasad. - Cambridge, MA : Woodhead Publishing, 2022. - 1 online resource. - Woodhead Publishing series in biomaterials . - Woodhead Publishing series in biomaterials. .

Includes index.

Polymeric Biomaterials for Healthcare Applications details a broad range of polymeric biomaterials, methods of synthesis and preparation, and their various applications in healthcare and biomedicine. The book provides a fundamental overview of polymers and processing technologies to allow clinical scientists to explore the use of these polymers in alternative applications. A wide variety of healthcare applications are covered, including treatment for autoimmune diseases and bacterial infections, tissue engineering, gene delivery, wound dressing, and more. The book provides a core introductory text for clinical and materials scientists new to the area of polymeric biomaterials. This book will prove useful to academics and researchers in materials science, biomedical engineering, clinical science and pharmaceutical science.

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Biomedical materials.
Polymers in medicine.
Biomedical materials.
Polymers in medicine.

R857.M3

610.28