Biomedical Applications of Hydrogels Handbook

1] Introduction to HydrogelsHossein Omidian and Kinam ParkPART 1: STIMULI-SENSITIVE HYDROGELS2] Stimuli Responsive Hydrogels and their Application to Functional Materials Ryo Yoshida and Teruo Okano3] Feedback control systems using environmentally and enzymatically sensitive hydrogelsIrma Y. Sanchez and Nicholas A. Peppas4] Biomolecule-Responsive HydrogelsTakashi Miyata5] Stimuli-Responsive PEGylated Nanogels for Smart Nanomedicine Motoi Oishi and Yukio Nagasaki6] Stimuli-Sensitive Microhydrogels Haruma KawaguchiPART 2: HYDROGELS FOR DRUG DELIVERY7] In Situ Gelling Stimuli-Sensitive PEG Based Amphiphilic Copolymer HydrogelsDoo Sung Lee and Chaoliang He8] Biodegradable Hydrogels For Controlled Drug ReleaseLuis García, María Rosa Aguilar and Julio San Román9] Thermo-Responsive Biodegradable Hydrogels from Stereocomplexed Poly(lactide)sTomoko Fujiwara, Tetsuji Yamaoka, Yoshiharu Kimura10] Hydrogel Based Drug Delivery System with Molecular Imaging Keun Sang Oh and Soon Hong YukPART 3: HYDROGELS FOR TISSUE ENGINEERING11] Hydrogels for Tissue Engineering ApplicationsPieter J. Dijkstra12] Composite Hydrogels for Scaffold Design, Tissue Engineering And ProsthesesV.Guarino, A.Gloria, R. De Santis and L.Ambrosio13] Hydrogels for Cartilage Tissue Engineering Pierre Weiss, Ahmed Fatimi, Jerome Guicheux, Claire Vinatier14] Gelatin Based Hydrogels for Controlled Cell Assembly Xiaohong Wang, Yongnian Yan, Renji Zhang15] Double Network Hydrogels as Tough, Durable Tissue SubstitutesTakayuki Murosaki andJian Ping Gong 16] Hydrogels for Contact LensesJiri Michalek, Radka Hobzova, Martin Pradny, Miroslava Duskova PART 4: HYDROGELS WITH UNIQUE PROPERTIES17] Electroconductive HydrogelsAnn Wilson,Gusphyl Justin and Anthony Guiseppi-Elie18] Polysaccharide Engineered Nanogels Nobuyuki Morimoto and Kazunari Akiyoshi19] Engineered High Swelling HydrogelsHossein Omidian and Kinam Park20] Superabsorbent Hydrogels Grigoriy Mu, Ibragim Suleimenov, Kinam Park, Hossein Omidian