Applied Bioactive Polymeric Materials (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1988)

The biological and biomedical applications of polymeric materials have increased greatly in the past few years. This book will detail some, but not all, of these recent developments. There would not be enough space in this book to cover, even lightly, all of the major advances that have occurred. Some earlier books and summaries are available by two of this book's Editors (Gebelein & Carraher) and these should be consul ted for additional information. The books are: "Bioactive Polymeric Systems" (Plenum, 1985); "Polymeric Materials In Medication" (Plenum, 1985); "Biological Acti vi ties of Polymers" (American Chemical Society, 1982). Of these three, "Bioacti ve Polymeric Systems" should be the most useful to a person who is new to this field because it only contains review articles written at an introductory level. The present book primarily consists of recent research results and applications, with only a few review or summary articles. Bioactive polymeric materials have existed from the creation of life itself. Many firmly believe that life could not even exist unless poly meric materials are used to form the basic building blocks. Although this assumption can not be rigorously proven, it is a fact that most, if not all, of the major biochemical pathways involve polymeric species, such as the proteins (including enzymes), polysaccharides and nucleic acids."

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag New York
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Polymer Science and Technology, 38
Release date:	May 2013
First published:	1988
Editors:	Charles Gebelein
Dimensions:	254 x 178 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	334
Edition:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1988
ISBN-13:	978-1-4684-5612-7
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Chemistry > Organic chemistry > Polymer chemistry Promotions
LSN:	1-4684-5612-1
Barcode:	9781468456127

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