Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; List of Abbreviations; Preface; About the Editors; Introduction; PART I: REQUIREMENTS FOR BIOMATERIALS: THE POSITION AND POTENTIAL OF DEGRADABLE POLYHYDROXYALKANOATES; 1: Creation and Use of Environmentally Friendly Materials as an Important Part of Critical Technologies of the 21st Century; 2: Polyhydroxyalkanoates: Natural Degradable Biopolymers; PART II: MICROCARRIERS OF PHAs FOR CELL TECHNOLOGY AND DRUG DELIVERY; 3: Potentials of Polyhydroxyalkanoates as Materials for Constructing Cell Scaffolds in Tissue Engineering
4: Degradable Polyhydroxyalkanoates as a Basis for Drug Delivery SystemsPART III: IMPLANTS AND CELL GRAFTS OF PHAs FOR TISSUE REGENERATION; 5: Potentials of Polyhydroxyalkanoates for Repair of Skin Defects; 6: Potential of Polyhydroxyalkanoates for Bone Defect Repair; PART IV: PERSPECTIVES FOR USING PHAS IN ABDOMINAL SURGERY; 7: A Study of Mesh Implants Coated with a Biocompatible Polyhydroxyalkanoates Layer; 8: A Study of Polyhydroxyalkanoates as Materials for Designing Fully Resorbable Biliary Stents; Conclusion; Index
Summary
"This new book presents the authors' biomedical studies of natural degradable biopolymers (polyhydroxyalkanoates [PHAs]) and discusses the demand for medical-grade materials and modern trends, focusing on the present status and future potential of PHAs. The authors present and summarize their most important results and findings obtained during the last few years in experimental studies and clinical trials of PHAs at the Institute of Biophysics Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Science."--Provided by publisher
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on May 12, 2017)
