Loh / Young Biodegradable Thermogels

1. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-1-78801-539-4
Verlag: Royal Society of Chemistry
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 186 Seiten

Reihe: ISSN

Biodegradable thermogels are a promising class of stimuli-responsive polymers. This book summarizes recent developments in thermogel research with a focus on synthesis and self-assembly mechanisms, gel biodegradability, and applications for drug delivery, cell encapsulation and tissue engineering. A closing chapter on commercialisation shows the challenges faced bringing this new material to market.

Edited by leading authorities on the subject, this book offers a comprehensive overview for academics and professionals across polymer science, materials science and biomedical and chemical engineering.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Loh, Xian Jun

Young, David James

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Verfahrenstechnik | Chemieingenieurwesen | Biotechnologie Technologie der Kunststoffe und Polymere
• Technische Wissenschaften Maschinenbau | Werkstoffkunde Technische Mechanik | Werkstoffkunde
• Naturwissenschaften Chemie Organische Chemie Polymerchemie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Thermogelling Polymers and Their History;

Thermogelling PLGA-based Copolymers;

Polyester-based Biodegradable Thermogelling Systems as Emerging Materials for Therapeutic Applications;

Biodegradable Thermogelling Polymers for Drug Delivery;

Injectable Thermogelling Polymers for Bone and Cartilage Tissue Engineering;

Thermogels for Stem Cell Culture;

Degradation Behaviour of Biodegradable Thermogels;

From Bench to Bedside – OncoGelt, an In Situ Hydrogel for In Vivo Applications;

Hydrogel-based 3D Scaffolds for Stem Cell Culturing and Differentiation;

Beyond Thermogels – Other Forms of Noncovalently Formed Polymeric Hydrogels