This book provides understanding of raw materials, manufacturing and biomedical applications of different polymeric and natural composites such as drug delivery, growth factor delivery, orthopedics, dentistry and wound dressing.

Presents natural polymer-based composites for a range of applications in biomedical research Includes chapter on magnetic polymer composites Gives an overview of the state of the art and challenges on biocomposites

Inhalt
Chapter 1 - Natural polymers-based biocomposites: State of art, new challenges and opportunities.- Chapter 2 - Natural fiber reinforced polymer composites: Manufacturing and biomedical applications.- Chapter 3 - Polymeric biocomposites from renewable and sustainable natural resources.- Chapter 4 - Soy protein based composites and nanocomposites ** for biomedical applications.- Chapter 5 - Processing and biomedical application of micro and nanocellulose based polymeric composites.- Chapter 6 - Polymer/carbon nanocomposites **** for biomedical applications.- Chapter 7 - Magnetic polymer nanocomposites: Manufacturing and biomedical applications.- Chapter 8 - Jackfruit seed starch-based composite beads for controlled drug release.- Chapter 9 - Biopolymeric-inorganic composites for drug delivery applications.- Chapter 10 - Polymeric nanocomposites for cancer targeted drug delivery.- Chapter 11 - Biopolymer-ceramic nanocomposite scaffolds for orthopaedic drug delivery in bone tissue engineering.- Chapter 12 - Biodegradable polymer-based composites for tissue regeneration.- Chapter 13 - Natural polymer-based composite wound dressings.- Chapter 14 - Natural polymer-based composites for delivery of growth factors.- Chapter 15 - Biopolymer-based nanocomposites in dentistry