Chitosan Based Biomaterials: Fundamentals, Volume 1, provides the latest information on chitosan, a natural polymer derived from the marine material chitin. Chitosan displays unique properties, most notably biocompatibility and biodegradability. It can also be easily tuned to modify its structure or properties, making chitosan an excellent candidate as a biomaterial. Consequently, chitosan is being developed for many biomedical functions, ranging from tissue engineering and implant coatings to drug and gene delivery. This book looks at the fundamentals of chitosan-based biomaterials.
| ISBN: | 9780081002308 |
| Publication date: | 22nd September 2016 |
| Author: | Jessica Amber Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering Department, Herff College of Engineering, University of Me Jennings |
| Publisher: | Woodhead Publishing Ltd an imprint of Elsevier Science & Technology |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 342 pages |
| Series: | Woodhead Publishing Series in Biomaterials |
| Genres: |
Pre-clinical medicine: basic sciences Materials science Biomedical engineering Biotechnology |