Biomedical applications fundamentals

G. Harsanyi (ed.), Sensors in Biomedical Applications Fundamentals, Technology and Applications (CRC Press, Boca Raton, 2000)... 

In numerous applications of polymeric materials multilayers of films are used. This practice is found in microelectronic, aeronautical, and biomedical applications to name a few. Developing good adhesion between these layers requires interdiffusion of the molecules at the interfaces between the layers over size scales comparable to the molecular diameter (tens of nm). In addition, these interfaces are buried within the specimen. Aside from this practical aspect, interdififlision over short distances holds the key for critically evaluating current theories of polymer difllision. Theories of polymer interdiffusion predict specific shapes for the concentration profile of segments across the interface as a function of time. Interdiffiision studies on bilayered specimen comprised of a layer of polystyrene (PS) on a layer of perdeuterated (PS) d-PS, can be used as a model system that will capture the fundamental physics of the problem. Initially, the bilayer will have a sharp interface, which upon annealing will broaden with time. 

Ross-Murphy, SB, Physical Gelation of Synthetic and Biological Macromolecules. In Polymer Gels, Fundamentals and Biomedical Applications DeRossi, D Kajiwara, K Osada, Y Yamauchi, A, eds. Plenum Press New York, 1991 21. 

De Rossi D, Kajiwara K, Osada Y, Yamauchi A (eds) (1991) Polymer gels fundamental and biomedical applications. Plenum, New York... 

In recent years, CNTs have been receiving considerable attention because of their potential use in biomedical applications. Solubility of CNTs in aqueous media is a fundamental prerequisite to increase their biocompatibility. For this purpose several methods of dispersion and solubilisation have been developed leading to chemically modified CNTs (see Paragraph 2). The modification of carbon nanotubes also provides multiple sites for the attachment of several kinds of molecules, making functionalised CNTs a promising alternative for the delivery of therapeutic compounds. 

Banga A, Chien Y. Iontophoretic delivery of drugs fundamentals, developments and biomedical applications. J Control Release 1988 7 1-24. 

This volume details work presented at the NATO Advanced Research Workshop entitled Pure and Applied Surface Chemistry and Nanomaterials for Human Life and Environmental Protection held in Kiev, Ukraine, September 14-17, 2005. A total of 39 selected works have been compiled detailing research in three categories all related to the surface chemistry of nanomaterials fundamentals, biomedical applications for human life, and environmental protection. 

Qian XM, Nie SM (2008) Single-molecule and single-nanoparticle SERS from fundamental mechanisms to biomedical applications. Chem Soc Rev 37 912... 

D. DeRossi, K. Kajiwaia, Y. Osada, and A. Yamauchi, Polymer Gels Fundamental and Biomedical Applications, Plenum, New York, 1991. 

This book is intended to provide a background and training suitable for application of impedance spectroscopy to a broad range of applications, such as corrosion, biomedical devices, semiconductors and solid-state devices, sensors, batteries, fuel cells, electrochemical capacitors, dielectric measurements, coatings, elec-trochromic materials, analytical chemistry, and imaging. The emphasis is on generally applicable fundamentals rather than on detailed treatment of applications. The reader is referred to other sources for discussion of specific applications of impedance. ... 

Abstract. Isolating target particles of biological samples as a complex mixture is of fundamental importance in clinical and biomedical applications. Conventional separation methods are well established, but restrictive due to operational complexity and large size. Recent technical advances of micro-fluidic devices for separation provide new capabilities for accurate and fast separation of a small number of particles. We herein review hydrophoretic separation as a representative principle for size separation, comparing its advantages and disadvantages with other methods. 

Suzuki M (1991) Amphoteric poly(vinyl alcohol) hydrogel and electrodynamic control method for artificial muscles. In D. DeRossi, K. Kajiwara, Y. Osada, A. Yamauchi (ed) Polymer gels Fundamentals and biomedical applications. Plenum Press New York, 221-236 Suzuki A, Suzuki H (1995) Hysteretic behavior and irreversibility of polymer gels by pH change. J OiemPhys 103 4706 710... 

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