Advances in Polyurethane Biomaterials brings together a thorough review of advances in the properties and applications of polyurethanes for biomedical applications. The first set of chapters in the book provides an important overview of the fundamentals of this material with chapters on properties and processing methods for polyurethane. Further sections cover significant uses such as their tissue engineering and vascular and drug delivery applications

Written by an international team of leading authors, the book is a comprehensive and essential reference on this important biomaterial.

• Brings together in-depth coverage of an important material, essential for many advanced biomedical applications
• Connects the fundamentals of polyurethanes with state-of-the-art analysis of significant new applications, including tissue engineering and drug delivery
• Written by a team of highly knowledgeable authors with a range of professional and academic experience, overseen by an editor who is a leading expert in the field

materials scientists, chemists, engineers, R&D managers in industry and academia

• Related titles
• List of contributors
• Woodhead Publishing Series in Biomaterials
• Preface
• Part One. Chemistry, processing and applicationsof polyurethane biomaterials
  • 1. Hierarchal structure–property relationships of segmented polyurethanes
    • 1.1. Introduction
    • 1.2. Structure of segmented polyurethanes
    • 1.3. Soft segment chemistry
    • 1.4. Hard segment chemistry
    • 1.5. Microphase separation
    • 1.6. Compositional effects on mechanical properties
    • 1.7. Compositional effects on degradation rate
    • 1.8. Summary and future perspectives
  • 2. Surface characterization techniques for polyurethane biomaterials
  • 2.1. Friction measurement
  • 2.2. Contact angle
  • 2.3. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy
  • 2.4. Secondary ion mass spectrometry
  • 2.5. Scanning electron microscopy
  • 2.6. Protein adsorption test
  • 2.7. Hemocompatability measurement
  • 2.8. Antimicrobial efficacy test
  • 2.9. Antibiofilm efficacy
  • 3.1. Fundamentals of polyurethane degradation
  • 3.2. Design of new degradable polyurethanes inspired by biodegradation mechanisms
  • 3.3. In vivo testing of polyurethanes from 2005 to 2015
  • 3.4. Coculture using degradable polyurethanes from 2005 to 2015
  • 3.5. Degradable polyurethanes cultured with stem cells for tissue engineering applications
  • 3.6. Degradable polyurethanes used in drug delivery systems
  • 3.7. Physical forms and processing of degradable polyurethanes
  • 3.8. Monomers and oligomers used in degradable polyurethanes
  • 3.9. Summary
  • 4.1. Intr
  • 3. Design of biodegradable polyurethanes and the interactions of the polymers and their degradation by-products within in vitro and in vivo environments
  • 4. Novel applications of urethane/urea chemistry in the field of biomaterials