Handbook of Biodegradable Polymers: Applications in Biomedical Sciences, Industry, and the Environment - Rilegato

Ahmed, Shakeel; Ali M. Osmani, Riyaz

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ISBN 10: 9814968846 ISBN 13: 9789814968843

Casa editrice: Jenny Stanford Publishing, 2024

Riassunto

This book presents a comprehensive and authoritative review of the recent developments and advances in biodegradable polymers and their biomedical applications. Following an interdisciplinary approach, it combines the medical and pharmaceutical fields in conjunction with biomedical engineering, polymer science, materials science, and pharmacological aspects of biodegradable polymers. The text covers the synthesis, properties, and characterization of biodegradable polymers and systems and their applications in sustained drug delivery, anticancer therapy, vaccine delivery, gene delivery, surgery, wound care, cardiology, dentistry, orthopedics, medical devices, tissue engineering, and cosmeceuticals. It also details the safety aspects, market economy, challenges, and opportunities related to biodegradable polymers, providing an understanding of the commercial and translational aspects of these crucial biomaterials. Edited and authored by renowned scientists working on biodegradable polymers, biocomposites, biodegradable systems, and implants, the book is an important resource for academicians, researchers, students, professionals, and general readers interested in exploring the potential biomedical applications of biodegradable polymers.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Shakeel Ahmed is an assistant professor of chemistry at the Higher Education Department, Jammu and Kashmir, India, and Government Degree College Mendhar, Jammu and Kashmir. He is a member of the American Chemical Society, USA; the Royal Society of Chemistry, UK; the International Association of Advanced Materials, Sweden; and the Asian Polymer Association and Society of Materials Chemistry, India. He is also a fellow of the Linnean Society of London and the International Society for Development and Sustainability, Japan. Dr Ahmed has published more than 25 books on nanomaterials and green materials.

Riyaz Ali M. Osmani is an assistant professor at the Department of Pharmaceutics, JSS College of Pharmacy, JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research, Karnataka, India. He has authored more than 127 research publications (cumulative impact factor >200) and several book chapters and review articles. His research interests include pharmaceutics, pharmaceutical nanotechnology, nanomedicine, pre-formulation profiling, solid-state characterization, nanomaterials, microneedles technology, and polymer grafting.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Jenny Stanford Publishing
• Data di pubblicazione: 2024
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 9814968846
• ISBN 13: 9789814968843
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 782
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
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