Handbook of Biodegradable Polymers

Shakeel Ahmed is an assistant professor of chemistry at the Higher Education Department, Jammu and Kashmir, India, and Government Degree College Mendhar, Jammu and Kashmir. He is a member of the American Chemical Society, USA; the Royal Society of Chemistry, UK; the International Association of Advanced Materials, Sweden; and the Asian Polymer Association and Society of Materials Chemistry, India. He is also a fellow of the Linnean Society of London and the International Society for Development and Sustainability, Japan. Dr Ahmed has published more than 25 books on nanomaterials and green materials.Riyaz Ali M. Osmani is an assistant professor at the Department of Pharmaceutics, JSS College of Pharmacy, JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research, Karnataka, India. He has authored more than 127 research publications (cumulative impact factor >200) and several book chapters and review articles. His research interests include pharmaceutics, pharmaceutical nanotechnology, nanomedicine, pre-formulation profiling, solid-state characterization, nanomaterials, microneedles technology, and polymer grafting.

• 1. Biodegradability and Biodegradable Polymers: An Overview 2. Standards, Policies, and Impacts of Biodegradable Polymers 3. Biodegradable Polymers in Sustained and Controlled Drug Delivery 4. Role of Biodegradable Polymers in Ocular Drug Delivery 5. Biodegradable Polymers in Vaccine Delivery 6. Applications of Biodegradable Polymers during Surgery 7. Biodegradable Polymers in Wound Care and Management 8. Applications of Biodegradable Polymers in Coronary Stents and Cardiac Tissue Engineering 9. Biodegradable Polymers in Dentistry 10. Biodegradable Polymers in Orthopedics 11. Biodegradable Polymer in Medical Implants and Devices 12. Biodegradable Polymers in Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine 13. Polymer Nanocomposites for Biomedical Applications 14. Biomaterials and Smart Polymers and Their Application in 3D Printing in Healthcare 15. Advancements of Polymeric Materials for Dental and Biomedical Applications 16. Biodegradable Polymers in Cosmetics and Cosmeceuticals 17. Biodegradable Polymers in Food Packaging 18. Opportunities and Challenges with Biodegradable Polymers