HYDROGELS IN BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE -- HYDROGELS IN BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE -- Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- Chapter 2 Structure of Hydrogels in Relation to the Formation Conditions -- 2.1. General Features of Network Build-Up -- 2.2. Physical Polymer Hydrogels -- 2.3. Inter- and Intramolecular Crosslinking -- 2.4. Ways of Formation of Polymer Hydrogels -- 2.5. Special Features of Polymerization in Presence of Diluents. Phase Separation - Macrosyneresis vs. Microsyneresis -- Chapter 3 Swelling and Mechanical Properties of Hydrogels -- 3.1. Swelling Properties of Hydrogels -- 3.1.1. Equilibrium Swelling -- Role of the Interaction Parameter ( -- Effect of Degree of Crosslinking -- Effect of Dilution During Network Formation -- Swelling in Solvent Vapours -- Effect of Charged Groups -- Swelling Transitions - Two Crosslinked Phases -- Multicomponent Systems -- Condition for Phase Separation During Network Formation -- 3.1.2. Swelling under confined conditions -- 3.1.3. Other Important Issues -- 3.2 Mechanical Properties of Hydrogels -- Chapter 4 Contact Lenses -- Chapter 5 Intraocular Lenses -- Chapter 6 Functional Implants -- Hydrogels for Urinary Incontinence Treatment -- Chapter 7 Blood Vessel Embolization -- Chapter 8 Wound Dressings -- 8.1. Hydrogels Containing Radical Scavengers -- 8.2. Hydrogels as Cultivation Supports -- Chapter 9 Conductive Hydrogels for Biomedical Use -- Chapter 10 Hydrogels in Tissue Engineering -- References -- Index.