{"product_id":"biodegradable-polymers-in-clinical-use-and-clinical-development-isbn-9780470424759","title":"Biodegradable Polymers in Clinical Use and Clinical Development","description":"This book focuses on biodegradable polymers that are already in clinical use or under clinical development. Synthetic and natural polymers will be included. This excludes polymers that have been investigated and did not reach clinical development.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cp\u003eThe purpose of this book is to provide updated status of the polymers that are clinical use and those that are now being developed for clinical use and hopefully will reach the clinic during the next 5 years. The book provides information that of interest to academics and practicing researchers including chemists, biologists and bioengineers and users: physicians, pharmacists.\u003c\/p\u003e  CONTRIBUTORS.  \u003cp\u003ePREFACE.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART I GENERAL.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Biodegradable Polymers in Drug Delivery (\u003ci\u003eJay Prakash Jain, Wubante Yenet, Abraham J. Domb, and Neeraj Kumar\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART II BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS OF NATURAL ORIGIN: PROTEIN-BASED POLYMERS.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Collagen (\u003ci\u003eWahid Khan, Deepak Yadav, Abraham J. Domb, and Neeraj Kumar\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Properties and Hemostatic Application of Gelatin (\u003ci\u003eJalindar Totre, Diana Ickowicz, and Abraham J. Domb\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART III BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS OF NATURAL ORIGIN: POLYSACCHARIDES.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Chitosan and Its Derivatives in Clinical Use and Applications (\u003ci\u003eAnuradha Subramanian, Kirthanashri Srinivasan Vasanthan, Uma Maheswari Krishnan, and Swaminathan Sethuraman\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Clinical Uses of Alginate (Udi Nussinovitch and Amos Nussinovitch).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Dextran and Pentosan Sulfate — Clinical Applications (\u003ci\u003eRamu Parthasarathi and Athipettah Jayakrishnan\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Arabinogalactan in Clinical Use (\u003ci\u003eRajendra P. Pawar, Babasaheb A. Kushekar, Bhaskar S. Jadhav, Kiran R. Kharat, Ravikumar M. Borade, and Abraham J. Domb\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART IV BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS OF NATURAL ORIGIN: POLYESTERS.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Polyhydroxyalkanoate (\u003ci\u003eKesaven Bhubalan, Wing-Hin Lee, and Kumar Sudesh\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART V SYNTHETIC BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Lactide and Glycolide Polymers (\u003ci\u003eKevin Letchford, Anders Sodergard, David Plackett, Samuel Gilchrist, and Helen Burt\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Polyanhydrides Poly(CPP-SA), Fatty-Acid-Based Polyanhydrides (\u003ci\u003eRavikumar M. Borade, Abraham J. Domb, Archana A. Sawale, Rajendra P. Pawar, and Kiran R. Kharat\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Poly(e-Caprolactone-co-Glycolide): Biomedical Applications of a Unique Elastomer (\u003ci\u003eKevin Cooper, Aruna Nathan, and Murty Vyakarnam\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Medicinal Applications of Cyanoacrylate (\u003ci\u003eRajendra P. Pawar, Ashok E. Jadhav, Sumangala B. Tathe, Bhimrao C. Khade, and Abraham J. Domb\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Polyethylene Glycol in Clinical Application and PEGylated Drugs (\u003ci\u003eTeerapol Srichana, and Tan Suwandecha\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART VI INORGANIC POLYMERS.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Calcium-Phosphate-Based Ceramics for Biomedical Applications (\u003ci\u003eQing Lv, Kevin W.-H. Lo, Lakshmi S. Nair, and Cato T. Laurencin\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART VII BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS FOR EMERGING CLINICAL USES.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Biocompatible Polymers for Nucleic Acid Delivery (\u003ci\u003eJeff Sparks, and Khursheed Anwer\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Biodegradable Polymers for Emerging Clinical Use in Tissue Engineering (\u003ci\u003eShalini Verma, Kalpna Garkhal, Anupama Mittal, and Neeraj Kumar\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Injectable Polymers (\u003ci\u003eShimon A. Unterman, Norman A. Marcus, and Jennifer H. Elisseeff\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART VIII IPR ASPECTS OF BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Global Patent and Technological Status of Biodegradable Polymers in Drug Delivery and Tissue Engineering (\u003ci\u003eParikshit Bansal, Shalini Verma, Wahid Khan, and Neeraj Kumar\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eABRAHAM J. DOMB is Professor of Medicinal Chemistry and Natural Products at the School of Pharmacy, the Hebrew University. Following time at Syntex Research in California, and MIT\/Harvard as a research associate, he founded and headed the Drug Delivery and Polymer division at Nova Pharmaceuticals in Baltimore. Dr. Domb's primary research interests are in biopolymers, gene therapy, controlled drug delivery, cancer therapy, biodegradable polymers, hydrogels, coating of medical devices, nanoparticulate systems, and polymeric complexes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNEERAJ KUMAR is Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutics at the National Institute of Pharmaceutical \u0026amp; Educational Research (NIPER), India. He obtained his PhD at the Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, India, before being appointed as Lady Davis Postdoctoral Fellow at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Dr. Kumar's current interests are in biomaterials, tissue engineering, drug delivery, and hydrogels.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAVIVA EZRA is a researcher at the Institute of Drug Research, School of Pharmacy, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. She earned her PhD in pharmaceutics from the School of Pharmacy. Dr. Ezra's research interests include pharmaceutics, drug delivery systems, and pharmaceutical analysis.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe definitive guide to biodegradable polymer science—where we are and what's to come\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe most comprehensive review of biodegradable polymers already utilized or under development for clinical use, Biodegradable Polymers in Clinical Use and Clinical Development looks at the state of biodegradable polymers now and over the next five years.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImplantable molecules that break down within the body over a predetermined period of time, biodegradable polymers have been employed as drug carriers, orthopedic fixation devices, and absorbable sutures. Yet while hundreds of such polymers have been developed and tested in animals, only a few have been approved or evaluated for human use.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMade up of contributions from internationally renowned experts in polymer science from around the globe, this edited volume brings together coverage of:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eNatural biodegradable polymers (including polysaccharides and polyesters)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eSynthetic biodegradable polymers\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eInorganic polymers\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eBiodegradable polymers for emerging clinical uses\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn invaluable resource for research professionals in industry and academia, including those working in chemistry, biology, materials and biomaterials science, bioengineering\/biomedical, and environmental studies, the book is also aimed at the medical practitioners and pharmacists who already use biodegradable polymers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47988814545125,"sku":"NP9780470424759","price":185.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780470424759.jpg?v=1761781697","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/biodegradable-polymers-in-clinical-use-and-clinical-development-isbn-9780470424759","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}