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Modified fibers with medical and specialty applications /

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Edwards, J. Vincent, 1952-, Buschle-Diller, Gisela, Goheen, Steven C.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer, [2006]
Subjects:
Fibers > Therapeutic use.
Fibers > Technological innovations.
Polymers in medicine.
Biocompatible Materials > therapeutic use.
Textiles > utilization.
Table of Contents:
  • The future of modified fibers
  • Future structure and properties of mechanism-based wound dressings
  • Behavior of cells cultured on cuprophan
  • Cotton and protein interactions
  • Electrospun nanofibers from biopolymers and their biomedical applications
  • Halamine chemistry and its applications in biocidal textiles and polymers
  • Modification of polyester for medical uses
  • Biological activity of oxidized polysaccharides
  • Biological adhesives
  • Surface modification of cellulose fibers with hydrolases and kinases
  • Enzymes for polymer surface modification
  • Enzymatic modification of fibers for textile and forest products industries
  • The attraction of magnetically susceptible paper
  • Fiber modification via dielectric-barrier discharge : theory and practical applications to lignocellulosic fibers