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Advanced Functional Polymers for Biomedical Applications: Drug, Sensor, Diagnosis, and Prognosis

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Since the last decade, the use of functional polymers for diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment in medicine is developing rapidly. The functional polymers are synthesized in different geometrical shapes and dimensions for various purposes. Therefore, the polymers are designed in the use of drugs and gene delivery systems, sensor applications, diagnosis, and prognosis of various diseases. This chapter presents an overview of functional polymer classification and discusses the basic properties and potential applications in the biomedical area.

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  1. Turkish Health of Ministry, Turkish Medicines and Medical Devices Agency, Ankara, Turkey

    Kevser Kuşat

  2. Department of Biochemistry, Ege University, İzmir, Turkey

    Sinan Akgöl

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Kuşat, K., Akgöl, S. (2021). Advanced Functional Polymers for Biomedical Applications: Drug, Sensor, Diagnosis, and Prognosis. In: Saglam, N., Korkusuz, F., Prasad, R. (eds) Nanotechnology Applications in Health and Environmental Sciences. Nanotechnology in the Life Sciences. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-64410-9_10

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