Advances in Biomedical Polymers

Table of Contents

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   Book Overview
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   Chapter 1 Regeneration of Sciatic Nerve Across 15mm Gap by Use of a Polymeric Template
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   Chapter 2 Temporary Wound Covering: Effect of Chemical Modification
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   Chapter 3 Custom Made Silicone Implants in Facial Contour Reconstruction
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   Chapter 4 Themoplastic Chlorinated Polyethylene for Maxillofacial Prostheses
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   Chapter 5 Experience Over 10 Years with a New Implanting Polymer “Osteomesh” Used with Bone Grafts in Craniomaxillofacial Rehabilitation
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   Chapter 6 Polyphosphazine Fluoroelastomer (PNF) As a Permanent Soft Liner for Removable Dentures
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   Chapter 7 New Fluoropolymers for Potential Medical Applications
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   Chapter 8 The Evolution of Polyurethane Orthopaedic Polymeric Casting Systems
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    Chapter 9 Totally Resorbable High-Strength Composite Material
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    Chapter 10 Body Absorbable Osteosynthesis Devices
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    Chapter 11 Crosslinkable Polyesters for Biomedical Composites (1)
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    Chapter 12 Synthesis and Properties of Polymers for Biodegradable Implants
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    Chapter 13 New Finger Joint Implantable Prosthesis in an Ex-Vivo Model: Biostereometric Studies
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    Chapter 14 Calcification of Polymeric Biomaterials in Long-Term Cardiovascular Uses
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    Chapter 15 Metal Ion Complexation of Poly(Ether)Urethanes
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    Chapter 16 Environmental Stress Cracking in Implanted Polyurethane Devices
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    Chapter 17 Metal Catalyzed Oxidative Degradation of Implanted Polyurethane Devices
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    Chapter 18 A Collagen-Dacron Composite Vascular Graft for Arterial Reconstructions
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    Chapter 19 Design and in Vitro Testing of Newly Made Bicomponent Knitted Fabrics for Vascular Surgery
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    Chapter 20 Sodium Neutralization in a Polyethylene Ionomer and Blood/Material Interactions in an In Vivo Canine Model
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    Chapter 21 Surface Characteristics of Polyethylene Oxide-Polystyrene Multiblock Copolymers
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    Chapter 22 Fibrinogen/Platelet Interaction with PGI 2 Analog-Heparin Immobilized Albuminated Polyurethane
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    Chapter 23 On the Blood Compatibility of a Heparin-Polyvinyl Alcohol Hydrogel
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    Chapter 24 New Heparinizable Materials: Surface Grafting of Poly (Amido Amine) Chains on Polyurethane
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    Chapter 25 The Synthesis of Some Potentiallly Blood Compatible Heparin-like Polymeric Biomaterials
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    Chapter 26 Chitin and Chitosan for use as a Novel Biomedical Material
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    Chapter 27 A Study of Liposome-Type Artificial Red Blood Cells Stabilized with Carboxymethyl Chitin
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    Chapter 28 Polymeric Platinol Derivative of Methotrexate for the Treatment of Virally Related Juvenile Diabetes
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    Chapter 29 Antibacterial and Antitumoral Activity of Selected Polyphosphonoanhydrides and Polyphosphoroanhydrides
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    Chapter 30 Elastomeric Polypeptide Biomaterials: Introduction of Hexapeptide Repeats (Hard Segments) in the Polypentapeptide
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    Chapter 31 Polymer Modification by Radiation Grafting in the Presence of Salt Additives and its Application in Enzyme Immobilization
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    Chapter 32 Use of Organic Cosolvents for Enhanced Leaching of HEMA/MAA Copolymers
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    Chapter 33 Efficient Removal of Excess Inorganic Phosphate by Hemoperfusion