Biomedical polymers dental applications

Gebelein CG, Morgan RM, Glowacky R, Baig W (1981) Biomedical and Dental Applications of Polymers 191... 

Gebelein, C.G. Koblltz, F.F., Ed. "Biomedical and Dental Applications of Polymers" Plenum Press New York, 1981. 

C. Gebeldn and F. Koblitz, eds.. Biomedical and Dental Applications of Polymers, Plenum Press, New York (1981). 

Fitha, J. Polymeric drugs effects of polyvinyl analogs of nucleic acids on cells, animals and their viral infections, in Biomedical and Dental Applications of Polymers, (eds.) Gebelein, C. G., Koblitz, F. K., p. 203, New York, Plenum 1981 Maack, T. et sd. Kidney Int. 16, 251 (1979)... 

Volume 14 BIOMEDICAL AND DENTAL APPLICATIONS OF POLYMERS Edited by Charles G. Gebelein and Frank F. Koblitz... 

American Chemical Society Symposium on Biomedical and Dental Applications of Polymers, Houston, Tex., 1980. Biomedical and dental applications of polymers. 

Hydrophobicity of biomedical polymers influences the biocompatibility depending on the particular application such as tissue engineering, blood contacting devices, and dental implants [35]. Polymers are dynamic structures and can switch their surface functional groups depending on the environment. For example, polymeric biomaterials need to have a hydrophilic smface for most of the applications, so that the cell-adhesive proteins present in the serum will be adsorb and promote cell adhesion and proliferation. This is achieved by snrface treatment procedures such as... 

Polymer nanofibers for biomedical and biotechnological applications such as tissue engineering, controlled drug release, wound dressing, medical implants, nanocomposites for dental restoration, molecular separation, biosensors, and preservation of bioactive agents were reviewed. ... 

The past 10 years have been characterized by an explosion in the field of materials science. It cannot be denied that scientists all over the world exdted by the development of smart polymers, composites, and systems invest effort in studying them in potential biomedical appUcations. The term Smart defines a material or system having the ability of adapting itself to external stimulus by a number of ways, for example, shape shifting. The most known nonpolymer biomaterial is the shape memory alloys, such as NiTinol, with many dental applications [111]. Smart polymers are still under development [112, 113], some are already commercially available as in the case of smart polyurethanes (DiAPLEX ) by Mitsui Polymers. Recently, a cardiology product has been released in the market featuring smart characteristics. The discussion is about a cardiology stent dilated with the help of a balloon made from smart shape memory polyurethane as described in a 2002 US patent, and placed inside the blocked arteries of a patient [114]. 

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