Main description:

Polymeric Materials for Biomedical Implants: Characterization, Properties, and Applications offers a comprehensive guide to the various polymers utilized in the development and application of biomedical implants. These materials possess unique properties which make them ideal for use in biomedical implants, including their high degree of flexibility, ease of fabrication, non-magnetic and radio transparent properties for medical imaging, and ease of engineering for biocompatibility. The book thoroughly reviews the properties, characterization and a broad range of applications of polymeric materials in biomedical implants, bringing all key information on this important topic together under a single reference.

The book's chapters cover vital topics for the development of polymeric biomedical implants, including biomaterial-tissue interactions, mechanical and surface property requirements for different implants, as well as market and ethical issues. This will be a useful reference for academics and researchers working in materials science, biomedical engineering, regenerative medicine and pharmacology, as well as R&D groups developing biomedical implants.

Contents:

1. Introduction to polymers for biomedical implants
2. Characterization of polymers in biomedical implants
3. Polymer nanocomposites in biomedical implants
4. Inflammatory response to polymer biomedical implants
5. Molecular interactions at the tissue-biomaterial interface
6. Polymer implants for gene and drug delivery
7. Polymers in wound dressing
8. Polymers as medical adhesives and sutures
9. Polymer implants in cancer therapy
10. Polymer implants in orthopedics
11. Polymer implants in dentistry
12. Polymers for IOL systems
13. Polymer implants for cardiovascular applications
14. Polymers in cochlear prostheses
15. Polymers in implantable biosensors
16. Polymers in plastic and reconstructive surgery
17. Polymers for implantable artificial liver
18. Polymer implants in the gastroenterological system
19. Polymer implants in the genitourinary system
20. Polymers in kidney implants
21. Polymers for burn dressings and skin substitutes
22. Polymeric materials for implantable bioelectrodes
23. Polymers for implantable artificial pancreas
24. Polymers in neural prostheses
25. Polymer-based materials in surgery
26. Polymers in implantable artificial muscles
25. Polymers and blood interactions
26. Modelling of biocompatible polymers
27. Market and ethical issues of implants
28. Additive Manufacturing of polymeric implants
29. Sterilization of polymeric implants
30. Toxicity and degradation of polymeric implants