Polymeric Materials for Biomedical Implants

Sabu Thomas is a Professor and Director of the International and Interuniversity Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, India. Professor Thomas is internationally recognized for his contributions to polymer science and engineering, with his research interests encompassing polymer nanocomposites, elastomers, polymer blends, interpenetrating polymer networks, polymer membranes, green composites, nanocomposites, nanomedicine, and green nanotechnology. His groundbreaking inventions in polymer nanocomposites, polymer blends, green bionanotechnology, and nano-biomedical sciences have significantly advanced the development of new materials for the automotive, space, housing, and biomedical fields. Abhimanyu Tharayil completed his Ph. D from IIT Kanpur, India in the field of medical implants. Prior to his doctoral studies he worked on electrospinning of polymers in his Master’s. He has published research articles, review articles in peer reviewed journals and book chapters with reputed publishers. He has given invited lectures in the field of biomaterials and has conducted and attended conferences in that field. He is also an independent and certified operator of SEM, XRD, DMA, Micro injection molding, UTM, Electrospinning apparatus etc. He has served as the student president of Indian Institute of metals, Kanpur chapter during his doctoral studies. Presently, he is working as a researcher with Dr Sabu Thomas. His specialized areas of research are biomaterials for medical implants, polymer synthesis, polymer nanocomposites and electrospinning.

1. Introduction to polymer materials for implants
2. Characterization of polymers in biomedical implants
3. Polymer nanocomposites in biomedical implants
4. Introduction to inflammation and other foreign body response to medical implants
5. Polymer implants for gene and drug delivery
6. Polymers in wound dressing
7. Polymers as medical adhesives and sutures
8. Polymeric nanoparticles in cancer therapy
9. Polymers in dentistry
10. Polymers for IOL systems
11. Polymer implants for cardiovascular application
12. Polymers in maxillofacial prosthodontics
13. Polymers for burn dressings and skin substitutes
14. Polymers for implantable bioartificial pancreas
15. Polymers and composites for peripheral nerve repair
16. Polymers and blood interactions
17. The medical device market and ethical issues of implants
18. Additive manufacturing of polymeric implants
19. Sterilization of polymeric biomaterials
20. Toxicity and degradation of polymeric implants