Polymeric biomaterials

Polymers as biomaterials

Hydrogel and general properties of biomaterials / Severian Dumitriu, Cristina Dumitriu-Medvichi

Biocompatibility of polymers / Severian Dumitriu, Daniela Dumitriu

Heparin and heparin-like polysaccharides / Benito Casu

In vivo biochemical significance of chitin-based medical items / Riccardo Muzzarelli

Modifications to polymer surfaces to improve blood compatibility / Rolando Barbucci, Manuela Benvenuti, Federica Tempesti

Medical and surgical applications of polymers

Polyurethane elastomers in medicine / Michael Szycher, Arthur A. Siciliano, Andrew M. Reed

Innovations and deviations in therapeutic vascular devices / Edouard Paris ... [et al.]

Polymers for dental and maxillofacial surgery / Antonio Bascones ... [et al.]

Skin graft polymers / Alessandro Rastrelli

Sutures: properties, uses and clinical investigation / Baruch Guttman, Hilda Guttmann

Polymeric drug and drug delivery systems

Blood-contacting polymers / Jacqueline Jozefonvicz, Marcel Jozefowicz.

(cont) Polymeric systems for ophthalmic drug delivery / Patricia Fitzgerald, Clive Wilson

Biodegradable polymers as drug carrier systems / Abraham J. Domb, Shimon Amselem, Manoj Maniar

Polymeric drug carriers / Severian Dumitriu, Maria Dumitriu

Medical applications of synthetic oligomers / Constantin V. Uglea, Cristina Dumitriu-Medvichi

Polymeric micro- and nanoparticles as drug carriers / F. Puisieux ... [et al.]

Oligomers as physical catalysts in biological processes / Constantin V. Uglea.