Bøger i Advances in Polymer Science serien

Polymeric Nanoparticles of Chitosan Derivatives as DNA and siRNA Carriers, by Y. Jayakumar.- Chitosan and Thiolated Chitosan, by F. Senel.- Multifunctional Chitosan Nanoparticles for Tumor Imaging and Therapy, by J.

Chitosan and Chitosan Derivatives in Drug Delivery and Tissue Engineering, by R. Chitosan: A Promising Biomaterial for Tissue Engineering Scaffolds, by P. Use of Chitosan as a Bioactive Implant Coating for Bone-Implant Applications, by M. Production, Properties and Applications of Fungal Cell Wall Polysaccharides: Chitosan and Glucan, by N.

This series presents critical reviews of the present and future trends in polymer and biopolymer science including chemistry, physical chemistry, physics and materials science. Impact Factor Ranking: Always number one in Polymer Science.

Multiscale Fibrous Scaffolds in Regenerative Medicine, by Sowmya Srinivasan, R.Electrospinning of Biocompatible Polymers and Their Potentials in Biomedical Applications, by Pitt Supaphol, Orawan Suwantong, Pakakrong Sangsanoh, Sowmya Srinivasan, Rangasamy Jayakumar and Shantikumar V.

Includes: "Salen Metal Complexes as Catalysts for the Synthesis of Polycarbonates from Cyclic Ethers and Carbon Dioxide", "Material Properties of Poly(Propylene Carbonates)", "Poly(3-Hydroxybutyrate) from Carbon Monoxide", and, "Ecoflex[registered] and Ecovio[registered]: Biodegradable, Performance-Enabling Plastics".

Functional Polymer Conjugates for Medicinal Nucleic Acid Delivery, by Ernst WagnerBiodegradable Nanoparticles as Vaccine Adjuvants and Delivery Systems: Regulation of Immune Responses by Nanoparticle-Based Vaccine, by Takami Akagi, Masanori Baba and Mitsuru AkashiBiodegradable Polymeric Assemblies for Biomedical Materials, by Yuichi Ohya, Akihiro Takahashi and Koji Nagahama PEGylation Technology in Nanomedicine, by Yutaka Ikeda and Yukio NagasakiCytocompatible Hydrogel Composed of Phospholipid Polymers for Regulation of Cell Functions, by Kazuhiko Ishihara, Yan Xu and Tomohiro KonnoDesign of Biointerfaces for Regenerative Medicine, by Yusuke Arima, Koichi Kato, Yuji Teramura and Hiroo IwataAdvances in Tissue Engineering Approaches to Treatment of Intervertebral Disc Degeneration: Cells and Polymeric Scaffolds for Nucleus Pulposus Regeneration, by Jeremy J. Mercuri and Dan T. SimionescuFunctionalized Biocompatible Nanoparticles for Site-Specific Imaging and Therapeutics, by Ranu K. Dutta, Prashant K. Sharma, Hisatoshi Kobayashi and Avinash C. Pandey

With contributions by numerous experts

Includes: "Mobility Gradient of Polystyrene in Films Supported on Solid Substrates", "Probing Properties of Polymers in Thin Films Via Dewetting", "Heterogeneous and Aging Dynamics in Single and Stacked Thin Polymer Films", and, "Heterogeneous Dynamics of Polymer Thin Films as Studied by Neutron Scattering".

Polypeptide-Polymer Conjugates, by Henning Menzel Chemical Strategies for the Synthesis of Protein-Polymer Conjugates, by Bjoern Jung and Patrick Theato Glycopolymer Conjugates, by Ahmed M.

with contributions by numerous experts

With contributions by numerous experts

Advances in Polymer Science volumes thus are important references for every polymer scientist, as well as for other scientists interested in polymer science - as an introduction to a neighboring field, or as a compilation of detailed information for the specialist.

From the reviews:"...This text provides an excellent introduction to each of the discussed topics as well as providing an up-to-date review of the current bodies of work while highlighting areas that still require research for those who are working within the field." (Alaa S. Abd-El-Aziz, POLYMER NEWS,Vol.30, No.4)

With contributions by numerous experts

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Their primary, secondary and tertiary structures, the chemical and physical properties, the structure-properties relationships, the chemical and electrochemical syntheses, and the applications of poly(thiophene)s and their derivatives are described.

With contributions by: R.H. Boyd; B.G. Sumpter, D.W. Noid, G.L. Liang, B. Wunderlich; M.D. Ediger, D.B. Adolf; R.-J. Roe; I. Bahar, B. Erman, L. Monnerie; A.A. Gusev, F. Muller-Plathe, W.F. van Gunsteren, U.W. Suter; L.R. Dodd, D.N. Theodorou; E. Leontidis, J.J. de Pablo, M. Laso, U.W. Suter; K.S. Schweizer.