Pires R. Multifunctional Hydrogels for Biomedical App 2022

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This book provides an overview of the development and applications of the clinically relevant hydrogels that are used particularly in tissue engineering, regenerative medicine, and drug delivery. Taking a multidisciplinary approach, it goes through the material from chemistry, materials science, biology, medicine, nanotechnology, and bioengineering points of view. Multifunctional Hydrogels for Biomedical Applications is a useful all-in-one reference work for materials scientists, polymer chemists, and bioengineers which provides a comprehensive, contemporary understanding of hydrogels and their applications targeting a wide variety of pathologies.
Extracellular Matrix Hydrogels from Decellularized Tissues for Biological and Biomedical Applications
Collagen-Based Systems to Mimic the Extracellular Environment
Designing Elastin-Like Recombinamers for Therapeutic and Regenerative Purposes
Enzyme-Assisted Hydrogel Formation for Tissue Engineering Applications
Hierarchical Peptide- and Protein-Based Biomaterials: From Molecular Structure to Directed Self-assembly and Applications
Short Peptide Hydrogels for Biomedical Applications
Supramolecular Assemblies of Glycopeptides as Mimics of the Extracellular Matrix
Supramolecular Assemblies for Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
Polyzwitterionic Hydrogels as Wound Dressing Materials
Hyaluronan-Based Hydrogels as Modulators of Cellular Behavior
Hydrogel Fibers Produced via Microfluidics
Embedding Hydrogels into Microfluidic Chips: Vascular Transport Analyses and Drug Delivery Optimization
Multifunctional Granular Hydrogels for Tissue-Specific Repair
Injectable Hydrogels as a Stem Cell Delivery Platform for Wound Healing