Biomedical and Dental Applications of Polymers

Charles Gebelein, F. Koblitz

Springer Science & Business Media, Nov 11, 2013 - Science - 492 pages

The development and use of medical and dental materials are highly interdisciplinary endeavors which require expertise in chemistry, materials science, medicine and/or dentistry, mechanics and design engineering. The Symposium upon which this treatise is based was organized to bring members from these communities together to explore problems of mutual interest. The biomaterials which are used in medical or dental prostheses must not only exhibit structural stability and provide the desired function, but they must also perform over extended periods of time in the environment of the body. The latter is a very stringent requirement. The oral and other physiological environments are designed by nature to break down many organic substances. Also of importance is the requirement that materials used in the prosthesis not have a deleterious effect on body tissues. Most foreign (to the body) substances are somewhat toxic to human tissues; in fact, few factors are more limiting in the medical prosthesis field than the biocompatibility problem. Some of these problems and the attempts to solve them are discussed in this volume.

Contents

• SECTION: 2
• Selected Examples of Pathologic Processes Associated: 11
• The Status of OlefinSO Copolymers as Biomaterials: 21
• Temporary Skin Substitute from NonAntigenic: 29
• Biomedical Applications of Poly AmidoAmines: 39
• Covalent Bonding of Collagen and Acrylic Polymers: 59
• Glow Discharge Polymer Coated Oxygen Sensors: 85
• CARDIOVASCULAR APPLICATIONS OF POLYMERS: 97
• Biolized Material for Cardiac Prosthesis: 111
• Plastic Materials Used for Fabrication of Blood Pumps: 119
• Potential Blood Compatible Linings: 143
• Elastomeric Vascular Prostheses: 163
• Morphology of Block Copolyurethanes II FTIR and ESCA: 173
• SECTION III: 189
• Effects of Polyvinyl Analogs of Nucleic: 203
• Organometallic Polymers as Drugs and Drug: 215
• Polythiosemicarbazides as Antimicrobial Polymers: 227
• The Biochemical Properties of CarrierBound: 241
• Esterolytic Action of WaterSoluble Imidazole: 257
• Hydrolytic Degradation of Poly DLLactide: 279
• Applications of Polymers in RateControlled: 293
• SECTION IV: 315
• Polymer Developments in Organic Dental Materials: 337
• Limiting Hardness of PolymerCeramic Composites: 346
• New Monomers for Use in Dentistry: 357
• The Synthesis of Fluorinated Acrylics Via Fluoro: 373
• The Dental Plastics in the Future of Fixed Prosthodontics: 387
• InitiatorAccelerator Systems for Acrylic Resins: 395
• The Application of Photochemistry to Dental Materials: 411
• Ionic Polymer Gels in Dentistry: 419
• Adsorption and Ionic Crosslinking of Polyelectrolytes: 427
• Effects of Microstructure on Compressive Fatigue: 441
• Wear of Dental Restorative Resins: 453
• List of Contributors: 483

Bibliographic information

• Title: Biomedical and Dental Applications of Polymers; Volume 14 of Polymer Science and Technology Series
• Authors: Charles Gebelein, F. Koblitz
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media, 2013
• ISBN: 1475795106, 9781475795103
• Length: 492 pages
• Subjects: Science / Physics / General