Synthetic Polymerization in Living Systems

Design, Preparation, and Applications
1. Auflage 2027
ISBN: 978-3-527-35357-6
Verlag: WILEY-VCH

Buch, Englisch, 224 Seiten, Format (B × H): 170 mm x 244 mm

A unique overview that focuses on the design, preparation, and applications of synthetic polymers inside living systems.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Geng, Jin

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Chemie Chemie Allgemein Pharmazeutische Chemie, Medizinische Chemie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Zellbiologie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Molekularbiologie
• Technische Wissenschaften Verfahrenstechnik | Chemieingenieurwesen | Biotechnologie Technologie der Kunststoffe und Polymere

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 Motivation for Synthesizing New Polymers Inside Living Systems
1.2 Comparison of Natural and Synthetic Polymers in Living Systems
1.3 Overview of the Scope and Content of the Book
 
2 POLYMERIZATION TECHNIQUES INSIDE LIVING SYSTEMS
2.1 Overview of polymerization techniques inside living systems
2.2 Comparison of the advantages and disadvantages of different techniques
2.3 Details on the polymerization of various monomers including acrylates, methacrylates, vinyl monomers, and others
2.4 Discussion on the use of bioorthogonal reactions for synthetic polymerization
 
3 DESIGN AND PREPARATION OF POLYMERS INSIDE LIVING SYSTEMS
3.1 Molecular design principles for synthetic polymers inside living systems
3.2 Supramolecular polymerization in living systems
 
4 APPLICATIONS OF SYNTHETIC POLYMERS INSIDE LIVING SYSTEMS
4.1 Polymerization in living system for bacteria infected Wound healing and monitoring
4.2 In Vivo Polymerization for preparing Bio-electronics device
4.3 Polymerization in living system for applications in Tissue Engineering
4.4 Polymerization in Living system for therapeutic applications
4.5 Polymerization in Living system for Bacterial Growth Inhibition, Selective binding and labelling, surface electric property Modification, Bacterial encapsulation and differentiation
 
5 BIOCOMPATIBILITY AND BIODEGRADABILITY OF SYNTHETIC POLYMERS INSIDE LIVING SYSTEMS
5.1 Biocompatibility polymerization components
5.2 Biocompatibility of polymerization reaction process
5.3 Precise spatiotemporal control for biocompatibility
5.4 Biological properties improvement of living systems after polymerization
5.5 Immunotoxicity from formed polymers
 
6 EMERGING TRENDS AND INNOVATIONS IN SYNTHETIC POLYMERIZATION
6.1 Sustainable and Green Polymerization
6.2 Advanced Functional Polymers
6.3 Advanced Polymer Processing Techniques
 
7 CONCLUSION
7.1 Synthesis of Core Concepts Across the Book
7.2 Conceptual Advances Enabled by In Situ Polymerization
7.3 Implications for Biomedical Technologies and Therapies
7.4 Challenges That Must Be Addressed
7.5 Future Outlook: Toward Integrated and Intelligent Polymer Systems
7.6 Concluding Remarks

Über Autor(innen)

Professor Jin Geng is currently a Principal Investigator and Director of Centre for Polymers in Medicine at the Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology (SIAT), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). He has worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Cambridge and University of Edinburgh before taking up his present position at SIAT. Professor Geng has some 40 published papers and 10 filed patents. His research focuses on the interdisciplinary area of polymers in medicine, particularly on intracellular polymerization for cancer treatment, supramolecular self-assembly in living cells. Professor Geng has received several prizes and awards, including the Conference Prize by Chinese Chemical Society and High-Value Patent Prize by Chinese Society of Biomedical Engineering. He is also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry.