Conducting Polymers: Chemistries, Properties and Biomedical Applications
Giới thiệu về sách điện tử này
This book covers the fundamentals of conducting polymers, strategies to modify the structure of conducting polymers to make them biocompatible, and their applications in various biomedical areas such as drug/gene delivery, tissue engineering, antimicrobial activities, biosensors, etc.
FEATURES
- Covers the state-of-the-art progress on biodegradable conducting polymers for biomedical applications
- Presents synthesis, characterization, and applications of conducting polymers for various biomedical research
- Provides the fundamentals of biodegradation mechanisms and the role of conduction in biomedical devices
- Offers details of novel methods and advanced technologies used in biomedical applications using conducting polymers
- Highlights new directions for scientists, researchers, and students to better understand the chemistry, technologies, and applications of conducting polymers
This book is essential reading for all academic and industrial researchers working in the fields of materials science, polymers, nanotechnology, and biomedical technology.
Giới thiệu tác giả
Dr. Ram Gupta is an Associate Professor at Pittsburg State University. Dr. Gupta’s research focuses on conducting polymers and composites, green energy production and storage using biowastes and nanomaterials, optoelectronics and photovoltaics devices, organic-inorganic hetero-junctions for sensors, bio-based polymers, flame-retardant polymers, bio-compatible nanofibers for tissue regeneration, scaffold and antibacterial applications, corrosion inhibiting coatings, and bio-degradable metallic implants. Dr. Gupta has published over 230 peer-reviewed articles, made over 280 national, international, and regional presentations, chaired many sessions at national/international meetings, edited many books, and written several book chapters. He has received over two and a half million dollars for research and educational activities from many funding agencies. He is serving as Editor-in-Chief, Associate Editor, and editorial board member of numerous journals.
