TY - BOOK ID - 33059385 TI - Polymer Gels : Science and Fundamentals AU - Thakur, Vijay Kumar. AU - Thakur, Manju Kumari. PY - 2018 SN - 9811060851 981106086X PB - Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Polymer colloids. KW - Polymers. KW - Biomedical engineering. KW - Pharmaceutical technology. KW - Polymer Sciences. KW - Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering. KW - Pharmaceutical Sciences/Technology. KW - Pharmaceutical laboratory techniques KW - Pharmaceutical laboratory technology KW - Technology, Pharmaceutical KW - Technology KW - Clinical engineering KW - Medical engineering KW - Bioengineering KW - Biophysics KW - Engineering KW - Medicine KW - Polymere KW - Polymeride KW - Polymers and polymerization KW - Macromolecules KW - Polymers . UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:33059385 AB - This book exclusively focuses on the science and fundamentals of polymer gels, as well as the numerous advantages that polymer gel-based materials offer. It presents a comprehensive collection of chapters on the recent advances and developments in the core science and fundamentals of both synthetic and natural polymer-based gels, and pays particular attention to applications in the various research fields of biomedicine and engineering. Key topics addressed include: polysaccharide-based gels and their fundamentals; stimuli-responsive polymer gels; polymer gels applied to enzyme and cell immobilization; chitosan-based gels for cancer therapy; natural polymeric and gelling agents; radiation dosimetry; polymeric gels as vehicles for enhanced drug delivery across the skin; transport in and through gel; and polymer gel nanocomposites and functional gels. The book’s extensive and highly topical coverage will appeal to researchers working in a broad range of fields in industry and academia alike. ER -