Macromolecules Containing Metal and Metal-Like Elements, Biomedical Applications
( Macromolecules Containing Metal and Metal-like Elements )
Publication series ：Macromolecules Containing Metal and Metal-like Elements
Author： Alaa S. Abd-El-Aziz
Publisher： John Wiley & Sons Inc
Publication year： 2004
E-ISBN: 9780471683759
P-ISBN(Hardback): 9780471667377
Subject： R318.08 Biological Materials
Language： ENG
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Description
Metal and metalloid-containing compounds exhibit a wide range of biological and biocidal activities, some of which have been employed in medicines and drugs. Polymers containing metal or metalloid functions become a natural extension of this effort; just as organic compound drugs have been chemically bound to polymers or physically imbibed into polymer matrices in order to provide a variety of useful advantages, the same opportunities exist for using metal and metalloid species. This volume will cover important biomedical applications of organometallic compounds, including metal-labeled DNA on surfaces, artificial metallo-DNA, organotin molecules as anti-cancer drugs, and much more.
* Provides useful descriptions of biomedical applications for the reader to apply in his/her research into materials, polymers, and medicine/drug development.
* Edited by high-quality team of macromolecular experts from around the world
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