Bioactive Polymeric Systems

An Overview
1985. Auflage 1985
ISBN: 978-0-306-41855-6
Verlag: Springer Us

Buch, Englisch, 689 Seiten, Gewicht: 1140 g

The vast array of libraries in the world bear mute witness to the truth of the 3000-year-old observation of King Solomon who stated ". of making many books there is no end, and much study is a weariness of the flesh." Yet books are an essential written record of our lives and the progress of science and humanity. Here is another book to add to this huge collection, but, hopefully, not just another collection of pages, but rather a book with a specific purpose to aid in alleviating the "weariness of the flesh" that could arise from much studying of other journals and books in order to obtain the basic information contained herein. This book is about polymeric materials and biological activity, as the title notes. Polymeric materials, in the broad view taken here, would include not only synthetic polymers (e.g., polyethylene, polyvinyl chloride, polyesters, polyamides, etc.), but also the natural macromolecules (e.g., proteins, nucleic acids, polysaccharides) which compose natural tissues in humans, animals and plants. In the broad sense used here, biological activity is any type of such action whether it be in medication, pest control, plant-growth regu­ lation, and so on. In short, this book attempts to consider, briefly, the use of any type of polymeric material system with essentially any kind of biological activity.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gebelein, Charles G

Carraher, Charles E

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Chemie Chemie Allgemein Chemometrik, Chemoinformatik
• Naturwissenschaften Chemie Chemie Allgemein Toxikologie, Gefahrstoffe, Sicherheit in der Chemie
• Technische Wissenschaften Verfahrenstechnik | Chemieingenieurwesen | Biotechnologie Chemische Verfahrenstechnik
• Naturwissenschaften Chemie Chemie Allgemein Pharmazeutische Chemie, Medizinische Chemie
• Technische Wissenschaften Verfahrenstechnik | Chemieingenieurwesen | Biotechnologie Biotechnologie Industrielle Biotechnologie
• Naturwissenschaften Chemie Chemie Allgemein Chemische Labormethoden, Stöchiometrie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Bioactive Polymeric Systems: An Overview.- 2. Biocompatibility of Bioactive Polymeric Systems.- 3. Controlled-Release Pesticides: A Historical Summary and State of the Art.- 4. Controlled Release of Antifertility Agents.- 5. Controlled Release and Plant-Growth Regulators.- 6. Hydrogels for Controlled Drug Release.- 7. Biodegradable Drug Delivery Systems Based on Polypeptides.- 8. Controlled-Release Animal Repellents in Forestry.- 9. Affinity Chromatography.- 10. Application of Radiation Grafting in Reagent Insolubilization.- 11. Immobilized Enzymes.- 12. Biomedical Polypeptides—A Wellspring of Pharmaceuticals.- 13. Drug Delivery with Protein and Peptide Carriers.- 14. Biomedical Applications of Polysaccharides.- 15. Interferon Induction by Polymers.- 16. Functionality and Applicability of Synthetic Nucleic Acid Analogues.- 17. Enzyme-Mimetic Polymers.- 18. Bioactive Carboxylic Acid Polyanions.- 19. Polymeric Antitumor Agents on a Molecular and Cellular Level.- 20. Biological Activities of cis-Dichlorodiamineplatinum II and Its Derivatives.- 21. Iron-Complexing Bioactive Polymers.- 22. Biological Activities and Medical Applications of Metal-Containing Macromolecules.