Functional Biopolymers

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Jafar Mazumder, Mohammad Abu (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Sheardown, Heather (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Al-Ahmed, Amir (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: Polymers and Polymeric Composites: A Reference Series,
• Subjects: Polymers .; Biomaterials.; Biomedical engineering.; Nanochemistry.; Materials science.; Regenerative medicine.; Tissue engineering.; Polymer Sciences.; Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering.; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials.; Regenerative Medicine/Tissue Engineering.

This reference work offers a comprehensive overview of the synthesis, properties and biomedical applications of functional biopolymers. Chapters from expert contributors cover topics such as synthetic biopolymers, blood-compatible polymers, ophthalmic polymers and stimuli responsive polymers. An up-...

Table of Contents:

• Synthetic biopolymers
• Specialty application of functional biopolymers
• Blood compatible polymers
• Cell encapsulation
• Tissue engineering
• Ophthalmic polymers
• Stimuli responsive polymers
• Stimuli responsive membrane
• Hydrogel
• Design of biomedical polymers
• Polymer colloids
• Cell surface engineering
• Polymers from renewable resources.