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Record Nr.

UNINA9910299705003321

Titolo

In-Situ Gelling Polymers : For Biomedical Applications / / edited by Xian Jun Loh

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore : , : Springer Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015

ISBN

981-287-152-7

Edizione

[1st ed. 2015.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (229 p.)

Collana

Series in BioEngineering, , 2196-8861

Disciplina

54

541.2254

610.28

620.11

Soggetti

Polymers  

Biomaterials

Biomedical engineering

Polymer Sciences

Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

1 Introduction to in-situ forming hydrogels for biomedical applications -- 2 Biodegradable Thermogelling Poly(organophosphazenes) and Their Potential -- 3 Designing Hydrogels by ATRP -- 4 Supramolecular Soft Biomaterials for Biomedical Applications -- 5 Peptidic Hydrogels -- 6 Polymeric Supramolecular Hydrogels as Materials for Medicine -- 7 Hydrogels for Stem Cell Fate Control and Delivery in Regenerative Medicine -- 8 From bench to bedside – An example of an in-situ hydrogel in vivo applications.      .

Sommario/riassunto

This book presents the research involving in situ gelling polymers and can be used as a guidebook for academics, industrialists and postgraduates interested in this area. This work summaries the academic contributions from the top authorities in the field and explore the fundamental principles of in situ gelling polymeric networks, along with examples of their major applications. This book aims to provide an up-to-date resource of in situ gelling polymer research.