Polyphosphazenes For Biomedical Applications
by A. K. Andrianov /
2009 / English / PDF
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Brings together, analyzes, and contextualizes the latestfindings and practical applications
Polyphosphazenes, an emerging class of polymers, includemacromolecules, which have been proven to be biocompatible,biodegradable, and bioactive. Their unprecedented structuraldiversity and unique properties make them suitable as vaccineadjuvants, microencapsulating agents, biodegradable materials,scaffolds for tissue engineering, biocompatible coatings, andcarriers for gene delivery.
Polyphosphazenes for Biomedical Applications offers athorough review of polyphosphazene research findings in the lifesciences, chemistry, and chemical engineering. It emphasizesbiomedical applications as well as recent advances inpolyphosphazene development such as high-throughput discovery andthe latest controlled methods of synthesis. The book bringstogether, analyzes, and contextualizes a wealth of knowledge thatpreviously could only be found scattered throughout the scientificliterature.
Following two introductory chapters, the book reviews:
Vaccine delivery and immunomodulation
Biomaterials
Drug delivery systems
Biodetection
Well-defined polyphosphazenes: synthetic aspects and novelmolecular architectures
All the chapters have been written by leading researchers in thefield. Editor Alexander Andrianov, who has led the effort tocommercialize polyphosphazenes for biomedical applications, hascarefully reviewed and edited all chapters to ensure readability,accuracy, and thoroughness.
Polyphosphazenes for Biomedical Applications is not onlyintended for researchers working in polyphosphazene chemistry, butalso for all researchers seeking solutions to problems arising inthe areas of biomaterials, drug delivery systems, and controlledrelease formulations.
