Biomedical applications of polymers 2001 - 2002

Abstract

Papers published during 2001 - 2002 on the synthesis and preparation of polymers and polymer-based devices and their applications are reviewed. Polymers for drug and gene delivery, gene therapy, controlled drug release, conjugation with peptides, proteins, and nucleotides, tissue engineering, bone repair and regeneration, coatings, wound dressing, artificial skin and other artificial organs are discussed.