ADVANCED POLYMER LIFE SCIENCE

Advanced Polymer Life Science targets recent progress in the exploration of functional polymeric structures of living matter, the design and fabrication of a broad range of biology-inspired polymer materials as well as their dedicated applications in the life sciences and beyond.

The book covers both fundamental and applied research, showcasing the intricate and interconnected bioanalytical and preparative approaches that characterize contemporary biomaterials science. It features contributions from world-leading experts and emerging talents in the field, addressing enduring challenges with innovative methodologies and exploring newly emerging topics.

Collectively, the chapters of the book underscore the scope and the power of macromolecular chemistry, physics and engineering in the advent of bio-interactive materials that blur the boundaries of naturally evolved and man-made systems. Deepening the reader's understanding of the captivating interdisciplinary field of polymer biomaterials science, the book is to encourage further scientific research to understand living nature and solve urgent societal needs.

Contents:

• Arthropod Cuticle Assembly: Bioinspired Insights for Materials Design (Aurimas Narkevicius, Michaela Wilsch- Bräuninger, Luca Bertinetti and Yael Politi)
• Biomimicking Tissue Microenvironments via Decellularized Matrix-Polymer Combinations (Hugo Edgar-Vilar, Francisca P Correia, Mariana-Tomás de Carvalho, Margarida Henriques-Pereira, Vítor M Gaspar and João F Mano)
• Engineering the Extracellular Matrix and its Interactions with Biomolecules (Priscilla S Briquez)
• Designed Multicomponent Glycan-based Biopolymer Condensates (Simran Dewan and Ayala Lampel)
• Fabricating Hierarchically Structured Materials from Fluid Condensates: Lessons from the Mussel Byssus (Max J Renner-Rao and Matthew J Harrington)
• Bio-Instructive Supramolecular Assemblies (Victor A Veenbrink, Fenna W B Craenmehr and Patricia Y W Dankers)
• Multiphasic Anisotropic Systems (Ninon Möhl and Laura De Laporte)
• Dynamic Biomaterials from Reversible Covalent Interactions (Lucien Cousin and Mark W Tibbitt)
• Design Considerations for Cell-Compatible Double-Network Hydrogels (Shoshana Weintraub and Dror Seliktar)
• Programmable DNA-based Nanomaterials for Biomedical Applications (Elisha Krieg)
• Smart Microgel and Nanogel Platforms for Biomedical Applications (Devlina Ghosh, Ruichen Zhang, Yanjing Ji and Patrick van Rijn)
• Engineering Approaches to Control Morphogen Gradients in Tissue Models (Sebastian Kühn, Valentina Magno, Uwe Freudenberg, Carsten Werner)
• In Vitro Models of Vasculogenesis for High-Throughput Applications (Jens Friedrichs, Yanuar Dwi Putra Limasale, Maximilian Fusenig, Nicholas R Dennison, Kathryn A Rosowski, Peter D Westenskow and Carsten Werner)
• Polymeric Biomaterials for Studying Neurodegeneration and Facilitating Brain Repair (Ben Newland)
• Tumour Tissue Engineering: Modeling Prostate Cancer with Biomaterial-based Platforms (Julien Clegg, Laura H Porter, Renea A Taylor and Daniela Loessner)

Readership: Advanced undergraduate and graduate students; researchers and practitioners in the fields of Biomaterials, Polymers, Polymer chemistry, Biomedical Engineering and Tissue Engineering.