
Advances in Chemical Engineering: Volume 29
Molecular and Cellular Foundations of Biomaterials
Michael J. Sefton(Editor)
Nicholas Peppas(Editor)
Academic Press
Published on 17. May 2004
Book
Hardback
248 pages
978-0-12-008529-3 (ISBN)
Description
This latest volume in the Advances in Chemical Engineering series, is a contemporary analysis of the preparation, structure and properties of biomaterials with emphasis on the molecular design and material/polymer interactions. The book addresses cell-biomaterials adhesion, biomaterials and gene therapy, protein adsorption, platelet and white cell activation processes, molecular design and surface modification of novel biomaterials.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
San Diego
United States
Publishing group
Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Chemical engineers, materials scientists, bioengineers, biologists and biomedical scientists.
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Weight
530 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-12-008529-3 (9780120085293)
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Persons
Editor
Intitute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, University of Toronto.
Volume editor
Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, and Division of Pharmaceutics, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712-0231
Content
The new biomaterials.
Cell-material interactions.
Polymeric biomaterials for nerve regeneration.
Structural and dynamic response of neutral and intelligent networks in biomedical environments.
Biomaterials and gene therapy.
Surface-erodible biomaterials for drug delivery.
Cell-material interactions.
Polymeric biomaterials for nerve regeneration.
Structural and dynamic response of neutral and intelligent networks in biomedical environments.
Biomaterials and gene therapy.
Surface-erodible biomaterials for drug delivery.