Full Description
Biomedical Applications of Self-Healing Polymers addresses the critical need for materials that can self-repair, enhancing the durability and functionality of biomedical devices and tissue engineering scaffolds. The design, characterization, and fabrication of self-healing polymers is covered in detail, as well as the key preparation methods, classification, and mechanisms of action. This book also explores the integration of nanoparticles in self-healing polymers and the creation of self-healing scaffolds for tissue regeneration. The second part of the book focuses on the biomedical applications of self-healing polymers, such as wound healing, drug delivery, cell and tissue engineering, medical devices, dental restorative materials, and 3D-printed biomedical constructs. It includes in vitro and in vivo evaluations, discussing current limitations and future prospects. Biomedical Applications of Self-Healing Polymers is of interest to academics and researchers in materials science, biomedical engineering, and pharmaceutical and biomedical sciences.
Contents
Part 1: Design, Characterization, and Fabrication of Self-Healing Polymers
1. Introduction to Self-healing Polymers in Biomedical Applications
2. Different Methods for the Preparation of Self-healing Polymers
3. Classification and Characterization of Self-healing Polymers
4. Design and Fabrication of Self-healing Scaffolds for Tissue Regeneration
5. Self-healing Mechanisms
6. Nanoparticles in Self-healing Polymers
Part 2: Biomedical Applications of Self-Healing Polymers
7. Self-healing Polymers for Wound Healing
8. Self-healing Polymers for Drug Delivery
9. Self-healing Polymers for Cell and Tissue Engineering
10. Self-healing Polymers in Medical Devices
11. Self-healing Polymers in Dental Restorative Materials
12. Self-healing Polymers in 3D-printed Biomedical Constructs
13. In Vitro and In Vivo Evaluation of Self-healing Polymers
14. Current Limitations and Future Prospects of Self-healing Polymers in Biomedicine
