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ADVANCES IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING, 29
Advances in Chemical Engineering, 29
Molecular and Cellular Foundations of Biomaterials
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Edited By
Michael Sefton, Intitute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, University of Toronto.
Nicholas Peppas, Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, and Division of Pharmaceutics, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712-0231

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Description
This latest volume in the Advances in Chemical Engineering series, is a contemporary analysis of the preparation, structure and properties of biomaterials with emphasis on the molecular design and material/polymer interactions. The book addresses cell-biomaterials adhesion, biomaterials and gene therapy, protein adsorption , platelet and white cell activation processes, molecular design and surface modification of novel biomaterials.

Audience
Chemical engineers, materials scientists, bioengineers, biologists and biomedical scientists.

Contents
The new biomaterials.
Cell-material interactions.
Polymeric biomaterials for nerve regeneration.
Structural and dynamic response of neutral and intelligent networks in biomedical environments.
Biomaterials and gene therapy.
Surface-erodible biomaterials for drug delivery.

Bibliographic details
Hardbound, 248 pages, publication date: MAY-2004
ISBN-13: 978-0-12-008529-3
ISBN-10: 0-12-008529-1
Imprint: ACADEMIC PRESS

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