{"product_id":"hydrogels-biological-properties-and-applications-9788847056114","title":"Hydrogels: Biological Properties and Applications","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Rolando Barbucci\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Springer\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Springer\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Biomedical\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Back Cover\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe studies on Biohydrogels have had a rapid, exponential evolution in the last\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003edecades. Starting from one of the first applications of hydrogels in surgery, \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003epolyvinylalcohol crosslinked with formaldehyde under the trade name of Ivalon, we\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003epassed through PolyHema hydrogels as contact lens materials, hydrophilic\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003epolyurethanes (HPU), biodegradable hydrogels for both reconstructive surgery and\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003epharmaceutical delivery systems, and finally more recently, one decade old, the\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ethermoreversible and transient network hydrogels. Of course all these classes of\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ehydrogels have been always and continuosly studied, improving their performance and\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003efield of applications. Recently, most of them have been used as scaffolds for cells, \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eeven stem ones, for regenerative applications (tissue engineering). Nevertheless\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ehydrogels are odd materials and many studies still have to be carried out to fully\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eunderstand their behaviour from mechanical, physicochemical and biological point of\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eview.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Springer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45275314618519,"sku":"9788847056114","price":3672.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9788847056114.webp?v=1769282543","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/hydrogels-biological-properties-and-applications-9788847056114","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}