Polymers for biomedicine : synthesis characterization and applications Characterization of polypeptides and polypeptoides methods and challenges David Huesmann Matthias Barz Poly(2 oxazoline): the structurally diverse biocompatibilizing polymer Rodolphe Obeid Poly(2 oxazoline) polymers synthesis characterization and applications in development of therapeutics Randall W. Moreadith Tacey X. Viegas Polypeptoid polymers: synthesis characterization and properties Brandon A. Chan Sunting Xuan Ang Li Jessica M. Simpson and Donghui Zhang Polyanhydrides: synthesis and characterization Rohan Ghadi Eameema Muntimadugu Wahid Khan Abraham J. Domb New routes to tailor made polyesters Kazuki Fukushima Tomoko Fujiwara Polyphosphoesters: an old biopolymer in a new light Kristin N. Bauer Hisaschi T.C. Tee Evandro M. Alexandrino Frederik R. Wurm Design and synthesis of amphiphilic vinyl copolymers with antimicrobial activity Leanna L. Foster Masato Mizutani Yukari Oda Edmund F. Palermo Kenichi Kuroda Enhanced polyethylenimine based delivery of nucleic acids Jeff Sparks Tooba Anwer Khursheed Anwer Cationic graft copolymers for DNA engineering Atsushi Maruyama Naohiko Shimada Synthesis of (bio)degradable polymers by controlled living radical polymerization Shannon R. Woodruff Nicolay V. Tsarevsky Polymerized drugs a novel approach to controlled release systems B. Demirdirek J.J. Faig R. Guliyev K.E.Uhrich Structural design and synthesis of polymer prodrugs Petr Chytil Libor Kostka Tomáš Etrych Polymeric ultrathin films for surface modifications Henning Menzel Surface functionalization of biomaterials by poly(2 oxazoline)s Giulia Morgese Edmondo M. Benetti Biorelated polymer brushes by surface initiated reversible deactivation radical polymerization Rueben Pfukwa Lebohang Hlalele Bert Klumperman Synthesis of amphiphilic invertible polymers for biomedical applications A.M. Kohut I.O. Hevus S.A. Voronov A.S. Voronov Bioadhesive polymers for drug delivery Eenko Larrañeta Ryan F. Donnelly This book highlights dynamic developments in polymer synthesis focusing on synthetic techniques that yield new biomedically relevant polymers macromolecular super structures and biopolymers for surface modification. An added emphasis deals with characterizing these polymers through structure verification