Short description:

This book explains various facets of polymeric materials in biomedical filed including overview of various toxicology assessments of polymeric materials, polymeric materials for drug delivery system. Design & analysis of polymeric materials based components using ANSYS Software alongwith additively manufactured artificial organs is included.

Long description:

This book initiates with an introduction to polymeric materials, followed by various classifications and properties of polymeric implant material including various development methods of polymeric materials and their characterization techniques. An overview of various toxicology assessments of polymeric materials and polymeric materials for drug delivery system is also included. Design and analysis of polymeric materials-based components using Ansys software along with polymeric materials for additively manufactured artificial organs are also discussed.

Features:

• Addresses assessment of polymeric materials in biomedical sciences, including classification, properties, and development of polymeric implants


• Covers various topics in the field of tissue regeneration


• Discusses biocompatibility, toxicity, and biodegradation of polymeric materials


• Explores wide-scale characterization to study the effect of inclusion size on the mechanical properties of polymeric materials


• Reviews limitations and future directions on polymeric material with emphasis on biocompatibility

This book is aimed at graduate students and researchers in biomaterials, biomedical engineering, composites, and polymers.

Table of Contents:

1. Recent trends and future potential for polymeric materials (natural & synthetic). 2. Characterization of polymeric materials for biomedical applications. 3. Toxicology assessment of polymeric material for implants. 4. Molecularly imprinted polymer-based materials for biomedical applications. 5. Polymeric materials for drug delivery systems. 6. Analysis of polymeric composite material-based components using ANSYS workbench. 7. Anti-microbial activities of nano-polymers for biomedical applications. 8. Tribological performance of polymeric materials for biomedical applications. 9. Aspects of dynamic mechanical analysis in polymeric materials. 10. Additive manufacturing of artificial organs using polymeric materials. 11. An investigation of polymeric materials for hip joint.