1 Biomatrials in Drug Delivery
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Structure and Properties of Hydrogels
1.2.1 Equilibrium Swelling
1.2.2 Network Pore Size calculation
1.3 Diffusion in Hydrogels
1.3.1 Macroscopic Analysis
1.3.2 Network Structural Effects
1.3.3 Experimental Determination of Diffusion Coefficients
1.4 Classifications
1.4.1 Diffusion-Controlled Release Systems
1.4.2 Swelling-Controlled Release Systems
1.4.3 Chemically Controlled Release Systems
1.4.4 Environmentally Responsive Systems
References
2 Drug Delivery Systems for Localized Treatment of Disease
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Drug Delivery Systems
2.3 Drug Delivery to the Lung
2.4 Bone Infection Treatment
2.5 Cancer Treatment
2.6 Conclusions
Acknowledgement
References
3 Application of Protein Electrophoresis Techniques
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Common Electrophoretic Systems for Separation and characterization of Proteins
3.3 Protein Visualization:What You See Depends on How You Look
3.4 Variables of State with Respect to Protein binding at a Material Surface
3.5 Some Recent Applications of Protein Electrophoresis in Biomaterials Science
3.6 Electrophoretic Characterization of the Interaction of Extracellular Matrix(ECM)Proteinss with Glass Surfaces:A Case Study
3.7 Conclusions
References
4 Wenoestrogens as Endocrine Disrupters
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Prevalence and Biological Effects
4.3 Mechanism of Action
4.4 Bisphenol A:An Estrogenic Compound in Unexpected Places
4.5 Summary and Perspectives
References
5 Medical Devices
Index