In-Situ Gelling Polymers: For Biomedical Applications

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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.

Author(s): Xian Jun Loh (eds.)
Series: Series in BioEngineering
Edition: 1
Publisher: Springer-Verlag Singapur
Year: 2015

Language: English
Pages: 226
Tags: Polymer Sciences; Biomaterials; Biomedical Engineering

Front Matter....Pages i-viii
Introduction....Pages 1-4
Introduction to In Situ Forming Hydrogels for Biomedical Applications....Pages 5-35
Biodegradable Thermogelling Poly(Organophosphazenes) and Their Potential Biomedical Applications....Pages 37-67
Designing Hydrogels by ATRP....Pages 69-105
Supramolecular Soft Biomaterials for Biomedical Applications....Pages 107-125
Peptidic Hydrogels....Pages 127-150
Polymeric Supramolecular Hydrogels as Materials for Medicine....Pages 151-185
Hydrogels for Stem Cell Fate Control and Delivery in Regenerative Medicine....Pages 187-214
From Bench to Bedside—An Example of an In Situ Hydrogel in In Vivo Applications....Pages 215-226