Biomedical Applications of Hydrogels Handbook

Hydrogels are networks of polymer chains which can produce a colloidal gel containing over 99 per cent water. The superabsorbency and permeability of naturally occurring and synthetic hydrogels give this class of materials an amazing array of uses. These uses range from wound dressings and skin grafts to oxygen-permeable contact lenses to biodegradable delivery systems for drugs or pesticides and scaffolds for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. Biomedical Applications of Hydrogels Handbook provides a comprehensive description of this diverse class of materials, covering both synthesis and properties and a broad range of research and commercial applications. The Handbook is divided into four sections: Stimuli-Sensitive Hydrogels, Hydrogels for Drug Delivery, Hydrogels for Tissue Engineering, and Hydrogels with Unique Properties.

Key Features:

• Provides comprehensive coverage of the basic science and applications of a diverse class of materials
• Includes both naturally occurring and synthetic hydrogels
• Edited and written by world leaders in the field.

1] Introduction to Hydrogels Hossein Omidian and Kinam Park PART 1: STIMULI-SENSITIVE HYDROGELS 2] Stimuli Responsive Hydrogels and their Application to Functional Materials Ryo Yoshida and Teruo Okano 3] Feedback control systems using environmentally and enzymatically sensitive hydrogels Irma Y. Sanchez and Nicholas A. Peppas 4] Biomolecule-Responsive Hydrogels Takashi Miyata 5] Stimuli-Responsive PEGylated Nanogels for Smart Nanomedicine Motoi Oishi and Yukio Nagasaki 6] Stimuli-Sensitive Microhydrogels Haruma Kawaguchi PART 2: HYDROGELS FOR DRUG DELIVERY 7] In Situ Gelling Stimuli-Sensitive PEG Based Amphiphilic Copolymer Hydrogels Doo Sung Lee and Chaoliang He 8] Biodegradable Hydrogels For Controlled Drug Release Luis García, María Rosa Aguilar and Julio San Román 9] Thermo-Responsive Biodegradable Hydrogels from Stereocomplexed Poly(lactide)s Tomoko Fujiwara, Tetsuji Yamaoka, Yoshiharu Kimura 10] Hydrogel Based Drug Delivery System with Molecular Imaging Keun Sang Oh and Soon Hong Yuk PART 3: HYDROGELS FOR TISSUE ENGINEERING 11] Hydrogels for Tissue Engineering Applications Pieter J. Dijkstra 12] Composite Hydrogels for Scaffold Design, Tissue Engineering And Prostheses V.Guarino, A.Gloria, R. De Santis and L.Ambrosio 13] Hydrogels for Cartilage Tissue Engineering Pierre Weiss, Ahmed Fatimi, Jerome Guicheux, Claire Vinatier 14] Gelatin Based Hydrogels for Controlled Cell Assembly Xiaohong Wang, Yongnian Yan, Renji Zhang 15] Double Network Hydrogels as Tough, Durable Tissue Substitutes Takayuki Murosaki andJian Ping Gong 16] Hydrogels for Contact Lenses Jiri Michalek, Radka Hobzova, Martin Pradny, Miroslava Duskova PART 4: HYDROGELS WITH UNIQUE PROPERTIES 17] Electroconductive Hydrogels Ann Wilson,Gusphyl Justin and Anthony Guiseppi-Elie 18] Polysaccharide Engineered Nanogels Nobuyuki Morimoto and Kazunari Akiyoshi 19] Engineered High Swelling Hydrogels Hossein Omidian and Kinam Park 20] Superabsorbent Hydrogels Grigoriy Mu, Ibragim Suleimenov, Kinam Park, Hossein Omidian