Bioresorbable Polymers and their Composites: Characterization and Fundamental Processing for Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Development provides a holistic view of these unique materials and their usage in a range of biomedical applications. The book is evenly divided between fundamentals, processing methods and modeling approaches, and includes detailed coverage of a variety of applications, such as drug delivery, medical devices and wound healing. Key aspects including biocompatibility, biodegradability and toxicology are also thoroughly covered, enabling the reader to be fully informed when fabricating and utilizing their selected bioresorbable polymer.

This book is an interdisciplinary and important reference for researchers in the fields of materials science, biomedical engineering, pharmaceutical science and regenerative medicine, as well as R&D groups in the development of medical devices.

SECTION 1 Fundamentals, processing, and modelling 1. Introduction to bioresorbable polymers: Types and biomedical applications 2. Bioresorbable polymers and their composites for biomedical applications 3. Processing techniques for bioresorbable-based composites for medical device applications 4. PCL-based composites and their utilizations in the medical sector 5. Processing of PLA/PLLA-based composites for medical device applications 6. PHA/PHB/PHBV-based composites: development and biomedical applications 7. Synthesis and applications of bioresorbable polymers for tissue engineering scaffolds 8. Gelation and fabrication of bioresorbable-based hydrogels for drug-release applications 9. Molecular modeling of polymers for efficient drug-carrier applications 10. Electrospinning technique: A potential method to develop bioresorbable-based medical devices 11. Modeling of drug release from a bioresorbable polymer matrix system SECTION 2 Biomedical applications 12. Bioresorbable polymers: A prospective utilization as an implant 13. Polymeric (PLGA-based) nanocomposites for application in drug delivery: Current state of the art and forthcoming perspectives 14. Bioresorbable polymers: Challenges and opportunities for development and applications of medical devices 15. Bioresorbable polymers for wound healing 16. Bioresorbable polymers/HNT blend composite wound dressings 17. Biobehavioral structure, elastic, optical, and thermoluminescence properties of AlxCay-xNd01P70 bioglasses 18. A prospective utilization of biodegradable polymers for controlled drug-delivery applications 19. Bioresorbable polymer-based sensors for medical applications