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Informationen zum Autor Brent Vernon is Associate Professor of Bioengineering at Arizona State University! USA. Klappentext The development of novel injectable biomaterials to be used in non-invasive surgical procedures has attracted much attention in recent years. Their easy deliverability into the body is the critical advantage! since it allows their deployment to the implantation site using minimally invasive surgical techniques. These materials have to display a remarkable increase in their mechanical properties in vivo! for them to perform successfully at a diversity of predetermined body sites. This book provides comprehensive coverage of this important technology. Part 1 discusses materials and mechanical properties of injectable biomaterials. Chapters in Part 2 cover clinical applications such as drug delivery. A final group of chapters analyzes technologies and developments. Zusammenfassung Part 1 discusses materials and mechanical properties of injectable biomaterials. Chapters in Part 2 cover clinical applications such as drug delivery. A final group of chapters analyses technologies and developments. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part 1 Materials and properties: Designing clinically useful substitutes for the extracellular matrix; Designing ceramics for injectable bone graft substitutes; Rheological properties of injectable biomaterials; Improving mechanical properties of injectable polymers and composites. Part 2 Clinical applications: Drug delivery applications of injectable biomaterials; Tissue engineering applications of injectable biomaterials; Vascular applications of injectable biomaterials; Orthopaedic applications of injectable biomaterials; Dental applications of injectable biomaterials; Injectable polymeric carriers for gene delivery systems. Part 3 Technologies and developments: Environmentally responsive injectable materials; Injectable nanotechnology; Injectable biodegradable materials; Troubleshooting and hurdles to development of biomaterials; Biocompatibility of injectable materials; Future applications of injectable biomaterials: The use of microgels as modular injectable scaffolds. ...
