Advanced Polymers in Medicine

Dr. Francesco Puoci is Senior Researcher in Pharmaceutical Technology at University of Calabria, Rende, Italy. His main research interests focus on the synthesis and characterization of polymeric functional materials for a variety of biomedical, pharmaceutical and technological applications.

Polymer chemistry and synthetic polymers by Puoci F et al.- Biodegradable Natural polymers by Domb A et al.- Chemical and Physical Properties of Polymers for Biomedical Use by Ambrosio L et al.- Overview on cell-biomaterial interactions by Rodrigues Um L et al.- Polymers in Orthopedic Surgery by Ambrose C et al.- Polymers in Ophthalmology by Calles JA. et al.- Polymers in Tissue Engineering by Heise RL et al.- Polymers for Surgery by Suzuki S and Ikada Y.- Polymers in dentistry by Thomé T et al.- Polymers in Oncology by Curcio M et al.- Polymers in Drug Delivery: Fundamentals by Díaz-Gómez L et al.- Drug Delivery Systems: Smart Polymeric Materials by Cassano R, Trombino S.- Polymers in Nephrology by Vienken J and Gottschalk O.- Polymers in wound repair by Francesko A et al.- Polymers in cardiology by Sternberg K et al.- Recent Advances in Hemocompatible Polymers for Biomedical Applications by Brisbois EJ et al.- Polymer based biosensors for medical applications by Solène Cherré1 S and Rozlosnik N.

From the book reviews:

"This is an excellent review of the biophysics and chemistry of polymers and their role in drug agent delivery in biological systems. ... I highly recommend this book for researchers." (Joseph J. Grenier, Amazon.com, March, 2015)