Mucus is a viscoelastic and adhesive gel that protects the lung airways, gastrointestinal (GI)
tract, vagina, eye and other mucosal surfaces. Most foreign particulates, including …

Aliphatic polyesters prepared by ring-opening polymerization of lactones are now used
worldwide as bioresorbabale devices in surgery (orthopaedic devices, sutures, stents, tissue …

Presenting breakthrough research pertinent to scientists in a wide range of disciplines-from
medicine and biotechnology to cosmetics and pharmacy-this Second Edition provides …

Hydrophobic ion pairing has emerged as a method to modulate the solubility of charged
hydrophilic molecules ranging in class from small molecules to large enzymes. Charged …

The optic nerve, like most mature CNS pathways, does not regenerate after injury. Through
unknown mechanisms, however, macrophage activation in the eye stimulates retinal …

Tissue engineering is an interdisciplinary field that involves cell biology, materials science,
reactor engineering, and clinical research with the goal of creating new tissues and organs …

The increasing applications of ionizing radiation in society raise the risk of radiation-induced
intestinal and whole-body injury. Astaxanthin is a powerful antioxidant to reduce the reactive …

An important limitation in the development of biodegradable polymer microspheres for
controlled-release drug delivery applications has been the difficulty of specifically designing …

Biodegradable, injectable depot formulations for long-term controlled drug release have
improved therapy for a number of drug molecules and led to over a dozen highly successful …

Highly open porous biodegradable polymeric microspheres were fabricated for use as
injectable scaffold microcarriers for cell delivery. A modified water-in-oil-in-water (W1/O/W2) …