Description
Book SynopsisInterest in biodegradable and absorbable polymers is growing rapidly in large part because of their biomedical implant and drug delivery applications. This text illustrates creative approaches to custom designing unique, fiber-forming materials for equally unique applications. It includes an example of the development and application of a new absorbable system, a condensed encyclopedia on novel PEG-based copolyesters, and the first comprehensive discussion of a novel class of absorbable tissue adhesives. The book also provides up-to-date information on important tissue engineering technologies and approaches to utilizing these technologies for long awaited practical applications.
Table of ContentsSection A: Introduction Notes
Absorbable/Biodegradable Polymers: Technology
Evolution
Shalaby W. Shalaby and Karen J.L. Burg
Section B: Development and Application
of New Systems
Segmented Copolyesters with Prolonged Strength
Retention Profiles
Shalaby W. Shalaby
Polyaxial Crystalline Fiber-Forming Copolyester
Shalaby W. Shalaby
Polyethylene Glycol-Based Copolyesters
Shalaby W. Shalaby and Marc Shalaby
Cyanoacrylate-Based Systems as Tissue Adhesives
Shalaby W. Shalaby and Waleed S. W. Shalaby
Chitosan-Based Systems
Shalaby W. Shalaby, John A. DuBose, and Marc Shalaby
Hyaluronic Acid-Based Systems
Shalaby W. Shalaby and Waleed S. W. Shalaby
Section C: Developments in Preparative, Processing,
and Evaluation Methods
New Approaches to the Synthesis of Crystalline
Fiber-Forming Aliphatic Copolyesters
Shalaby W. Shalaby, Kimberly A. Carpenter, and Bruce L. Anneaux
Advances in Morphological Development to Tailor the
Performance of Medical Devices
Sasa Andjelic, Benjamin D. Fitz, and Dennis D. Jamiolkowski
Polymer Biocompatibility and Toxicity
Karen J.L. Burg, Shalaby W. Shalaby, and Griet G. Atkins
Section D: Growing and Newly Sought Applications
Tissue Engineering Systems
Chuck B. Thomas and Karen J.L. Burg
Synthetic Vascular Constructs
Shalaby W. Shalaby and Waleed S.W. Shalaby
Postoperative Adhesion Prevention
Waleed S.W. Shalaby and Shalaby W. Shalaby
Implantable Insulin Controlled Release Systems
for Treating Diabetes Mellitus
Marc Shalaby and Shalaby W. Shalaby
Absorbable Delivery Systems for Cancer Therapy
Waleed S.W. Shalaby
Tumor Immunotherapeutic Systems
Waleed S.W. Shalaby and Shalaby W. Shalaby
