Contains 80% new material, including the latest developments in genetic engineering, synthesis of biodegradable polymers, hydrogels, and mucoadhesive polymers, as well as polymers for dermacosmetic treatments, burn and wound dressings, orthopedic surgery, artificial joints, vascular prostheses, and in blood contacting systems!

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Contents

1. Polymers as Biomaterials
   1. Polysaccharides as Biomaterials
   2. Biomimetics
   3. Silicones for Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Applications
   4. Biodegradable Polymers as Drug Carrier Systems
   5. Biodegradable Biomaterials Having Nitric Oxide Biological Activity
   6. Hydrogels for Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Applications
   7. Mucoadhesive Polymers
   8. Polymers for Tissue Engineering Scaffolds
   9. Chitosan: Structure–Properties Relationship and Biomedical Applications
   10. Chitosan-Based Delivery Systems: Physicochemical Properties and Pharmaceutical Applications
   11. Immobilization of Active Biopolymers from Cold Plasma–Functionalized Surfaces for the Creation of Molecular Recognition and Molecular Manufacturing Systems
   12. Advances in Designed Multivalent Bioconjugates with Dendritic Structure
   13. Biocompatibility of Elastomers
   14. Control of Cell—Biomaterial Interactions

2. Medical and Pharmaceutical Applications of Polymers
   15. Polymeric Systems for Ophthalmic Drug Delivery
   16. Dental and Maxillofacial Surgery Applications of Polymers
   17. Biomaterials in Burn and Wound Dressings
   18. Dermocosmetic Applications of Polymeric Biomaterials
   19. Textile-Based Biomaterials for Surgical Applications
   20. Bioabsorbable Polymers for Medical Applications with an Emphasis on Orthopedic Surgery
   21. Polymers for Artificial Joints
   22. Polymeric Occluders in Tilting Disc Heart Valve Prostheses
   23. Blood-Contacting Polymers
   24. Surface Modification of Dracon Vascular Grafts: Incorporation of Antithrombin and Mitogenic Properties
   25. Antithrombin—Heparin Complexes
   26. Adhesives for Medical Applications
   27. Glucose-Sensitive Hydrogel Membranes
   28. Polymeric Micro- and Nanoparticles as Drug Carriers
   29. Liposomes in Drug Delivery
   30. Liposomes for Cancer Therapy Applications
   31. Systemic Cancer Therapy Using Polymer-Based Prodrugs and Progenes
   32. Anticancer Drug Conjugates with Macromolecular Carriers
   33. Enzyme–Prodrug Therapies of Cancer
   34. New Lipid/DNA Complexes for Gene Delivery
   35. Gene Delivery by Cationic Liposome–DNA Complexes
   36. Biological Stimulus-Responsive Hydrogels
   37. Biocompatible Polymers in Liver-Targeted Gene Delivery Systems
   38. Bioartificial Pancreas
   39. Transdermal Delivery of Drugs
   40. Drug Delivery via Mucosal Routes
   41. Bioadhesive Drug Delivery Systems
   42. Recent Developments in Drug Delivery to the Nervous System
   43. Glucose-Mediated Insulin Delivery from Implantable Polymers
   44. Drug Targeting to the Kidney: The Low-Molecular-Weight Protein Approach

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