Bioresorbable Polymers for Biomedical Applications

Giuseppe Perale is currently Professor of Regenerative Medicine at the Faculty of Biomedical Sciences of the University of Southern Switzerland (USI) in Lugano, Switzerland, and visiting Professor at the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Experimental and Clinical Traumatology in Vienna, Austria Jöns Hilborn is the head of the Polymer Chemistry program at the Department of Materials Chemistry, Uppsala University in Sweden and President and co-founder of “Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society” (TERMIS)

• Part One. Fundamentals and considerations of bioresorbable polymers for biomedical applications1. Introduction to bioresorbable polymers for biomedical applications2. Natural polymers: A source of inspiration3. Bioresorbability of polymers: Chemistry, mechanisms, and modeling4. The innate immune response: A key factor in biocompatibility5. Form and function of resorbable materials–based medical devices6. Quality management and safety of bioresorbable polymers for biomedical applications7. Bringing bioresorbable polymers to marketPart Two. Synthesis and processing of bioresorbable polymeric materials for medical applications8. Synthesis of bioresorbable polymers for medical applications9. Processing and production of bioresorbable polymer scaffolds for tissue engineering10. Synthesis and processing of hydrogels for medical applications11. Bioresorbable polymer microparticles in the medical and pharmaceutical fields12. Bioresorbable polymer nanoparticles in the medical and pharmaceutical fields: A promising field13. Improving the pharmacodynamic and pharmacological profile of bioactive molecules using biopolymers14. Click chemistry for improving properties of bioresorbable polymers for medical applications15. Bioresorbable polymers for bioprinting applicationsPart Three. Clinical and research and development (R&D) applications of bioresorbable polymers16. Cell delivery for regenerative medicine by using bioresorbable polymers17. Applications of bioresorbable polymers in the skeletal systems (cartilages, tendons, bones)18. Applications of bioresorbable polymers in skin and eardrum19. Bioresorbable polymers for next-generation cardiac scaffolds20. Application of bioresorbable polymers in muscular system21. Ocular applications of bioresorbable polymers—from basic research to clinical trials22. Applications of bioresorbable polymers in the central nervous system23. Engineering airways