Affiliation:
1. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur Microsystems Fabrication Laboratory, Department of Mechanical Engineering, , Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh 208016, India
2. Govind Ballabh Pant Institute of Engineering and Technology Department of Mechanical Engineering, , Ghurdauri, Pauri Garhwal, Uttarakhand 246194, India
3. Indian Institute of Technology Design program, , Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
Abstract
Now-a-days, polymer substrates are being increasingly used in biomedical applications, due to their various attractive features like recyclability, higher toughness, easy moldability, and less wear. Most of polymeric substrates also have a good level of biocompatibility to make them available for various biological events such as biofunctionalization and direct analyte processing. Various fabrication techniques like photolithography, soft lithography, hot embossing, porous structure formulation techniques, and microthermoforming are most commonly used for devising polymeric devices. Also, several entities like nanofibers, nanotubes, nanopores, nanofilms, etc. are used directly in biomedical applications. In this respect, several conventional polymers, as well as newly emerging derivatives, are being explored and increasingly utilized. These substrates can be used for various applications like medical diagnostics, drug delivery, therapeutics, and tissue engineering. Considering the totality of these aspects, the present chapter will discuss in detail various microfabrication aspects and applications of polymeric biomedical devices.
Publisher
AIP Publishing LLCMelville, New York