Polymeric Biomaterials for Healthcare Applications

Dr. Kokkarachedu Varaprasad is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Design, San Sebastián University, Chile. He received PhD (2011) in biocidal temperature-sensitive hydrogels from the Department of Polymer Science and Technology, India. He worked as an Investigator at the Advanced Polymer Research Center (CIPA). He received 3 International Postdoctoral Fellowships at Creighton University, USA, Tshwane University of Technology, Saudi Arabia, Concepcion University, Chile. He developed the bioactivity of hybrid nanomaterials for advanced biomedical applications. He has published over 140 articles, including 2 patents, 3 books, and 33 book chapters, has 43 h-index and more than 7100 citations, and is the recipient of 11 research grants (2 projects ranked as 1st and 4th, respectively. He edited special issues for Journals and was a member of several societies. He guided several students in the nano-bio-materials field. His name has been listed in the Top 2% of scientists in the world under biomaterials, nanoscience, and nanotechnology in a recent survey conducted by Stanford University to recognize. His primary objective is to translate primary nano and polymer technology research results for the next generation of biomedical applications.

1. Introduction to polymers for healthcare applications
2. Polymers importance to the preparation of medical devices for body applications
3. Polymeric beads for targeted drug delivery
4. Polymer nanoparticles for therapeutic applications
5. Green synthesis of polymer nanoparticles in pharmaceutical and biomedical applications
6. Biopolymer based biodegradable biomaterials for in vivo and in vitro applications
7. Polymers for removal of metal and control of bacterial infections
8. Polymers for toxicity control of antibiotics and metal nanoparticles
9. 3D polymeric biomaterials for wound dressing, orthopaedics and tissue engineering
10. Injectable polymeric biomaterials for wound dressing, orthopaedics and tissue engineering
11. Temperature-sensitive polymeric biomaterials for drug delivery, gene delivery and tissue engineering
12. Sterilization and clinical use of medical polymers
13. Polymeric biomaterials for autoimmune diseases
14. Conclusion