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245	0	0	_aPolymer gels : _b fundamentals and applications / _c Himadri B. Bohidar, editor, Paul Dubin, editor, Yoshihito Osada, editor.
260			_aWashington, DC : _b American Chemical Society ; _a [Cary, NC] : _b Distributed by Oxford University Press, _c c2003.
300			_axvii, 364 p. : _b ill. ; _c 24 cm.
490	0		_aACS symposium series
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.
520			_aThe emphasis of this book is on new advances in polymer gels, particularly with biomedical applications in mind. At the same time, current progress in synthesis, characterization, and physicochemical characterization and properties are highlighted. Section I deals with the fundamentals of the static and dynamic properties of polymer networks and gels. Section II is devoted to the applications of gels to medicine and biology, particularly the use of the gel medium for controlled drug delivery and encapsulation of proteins and enzymes. Section III covers the synthesis and characterization of novel polymeric networks and gels such as hydrogels, cyanogels, and gels of amphiphilic block copolymers. Section IV discusses visco-elastic properties of gels and cross-linked networks, interactions between physical and chemical gels, gel formation and interactions with vesicles, and photo-responsive rheological behavior.
650		0	_aPolymer colloids _v Congresses. _913740
700	1		_aBohidar, Himadri B. _914172
700	1		_aDubin, Paul _914173
700	1		_aOsada, Yoshihito _914174
710	2		_aAmerican Chemical Society. _b Meeting. _n (219th : _d 2000 : _c San Francisco, Calif.) _9189
710	2		_aAmerican Chemical Society. _b Division of Polymer Chemistry. _9189
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