Chemical and Physical Properties of Polymers for Biomedical Use

摘要: Polymers have been widely used to develop innovative and high-throughput solutions for biomedical applications. As a function of specific bio-functionalities, they successfully employed fabricate biocompatible devices (i.e., prostheses components, porous/nonporous scaffolds) with structural properties able resist external stimuli under physiological conditions degradation from body fluids). This wide application field depends upon the peculiar polymer chemistry physical thermal, mechanical, etc.), which significantly concur define ultimate use. In this chapter, we aim at introducing fundamental concepts regarding chemical polymers provide basic knowledge better predict structure occurring in manufacturing processes involving biomaterials. For reason, discuss main correlations between establish structure-property-function relationships. Meanwhile, describe methods estimation prediction mechanical) different state, are essential set process properly design