Bioabsorbables polymers delivery systems

This chapter covers polymeric medical devices that are essential for surgical operation focusing in particular on bioabsorbable devices. Since some of these devices such as bone fixatives and drug delivery systems are covered in details in other chapters, bioabsorbable polymers used as sealants/adhesives/hemostatic agents, anti-adhesive barriers, and sutures are discussed. It is beyond the scope of this chapter to comprehensively cover all the research in this rapidly expanding area. Instead, the focus is on commercially available products and some recent research. 

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