Biomaterials and Biopolymers

This book is written to serve as textbook on biomaterials and biopolymers for faculty and students and thus contains a broad introduction and basic terms, followed by major developments over the years with some emphasis on recent developments and future prospects.
It provide a comprehensive overview in biomaterials and biopolymers. All relevant aspects of modern biomaterials, including: synthesis and characterization, biocompatibility and host response, the implementation of novel manufacturing processes, and advanced medical and biotechnological applications. Each chapter provides an overview of a specific field, its importance, the chemistry of biomaterials and the relations between chemical structure and the applications. Each chapter ends with a future prospective/concepts and a friendly quiz/multiple answer questions with answers that serves as a resource to provide guided additional practice.

Introduction to Biomaterials. - Biodegradable Polymers. - Natural and semi-natural polymers. - Fundamentals and Biomedical Applications of Smart Hydrogels. - Engineering biomaterials for nucleic acid-based therapies. - Mechanics of Biomaterials for Regenerative Medicine. - Biomaterials for controlled drug delivery applications. - BIOMATERIALS APPLICATION: IMPLANTS. - Living Biomaterials. - Therapeutic Polymer Conjugates and their Characterization. - Biocompatibility of Polymers. - Sterilization techniques of biomaterials (implants and medical devices).