Biodegradable Polymers in Clinical Use and Clinical Development
By: edited by Abraham J. Domb, Neeraj Kumar, and Aviva Azra
Contributors: Jain, Jay Prakash
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Hoboken, NJ
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780470424759
Copyright date: 2011
Subjects: Biodegradable plastics; Polymers in medicine; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Chemical & Biochemical
Description: "This book focuses on biodegradable polymers that are already in clinical use or under clinical development. Synthetic and natural polymers will be included. This excludes polymers that have been investigated and did not reach clinical development.  The purpose of this book is to provide updated status of the polymers that are clinical use and those that are now being developed for clinical use and hopefully will reach the clinic during the next 5 years. The book provides information that of interest to academics and practicing researchers including chemists, biologists and bioengineers and users: physicians, pharmacists"--

"This book will focus on biodegradable polymers that are already in clinical use or under clinical development"--
Notes: Includes index.