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1. Polymeric Biomaterials: state of the art and new challenges 2. Polysaccharides as Biomaterials (Cellulose Chitin and chitosan Starch based Biodegradable polymers) 3. Natural Rubber as biomaterials 4. Silicon Rubber as biomaterials 5. Synthetic biodegradable polymers for biomedical application 6. Polymeric Nanoparticles for Targeted Delivery of Bioactive Agents and Drugs 7. Evolution of Current and Future Concepts of Biocompatibility Testing 8. Polymer-Based Colloidal Aggregates as a New Class of Drug Delivery Systems 9. Plasma Polymerization and Plasma Modification of Surfaces for Biomaterials Applications 10. Smart polymers as Biomaterials 11. Polymeric biomaterials for organ regeneration 12. Polymeric Micelles as Pharmaceutical Carriers. Polymeric Vesicles 13. Natural Polymers as Components of Blends for Biomedical Applications 14. Biodegradable Polymeric Composite Scaffolds to Regenerate Bone Tissue 15. Textile Based Biomaterials for Surgical Applications 16. Polymeric Micro and Nanoparticles as Drug Carriers 17. Polymers Scaffolds 18. Synthetic Polymeric Membranes: Classification, Preparation, Structure and Transport Mechanisms 19. Physicochemical Characteristics of Biopolymers 20. In Vivo Biocompatibility Studies: Perspectives on the Evaluation of Biomedical Polymer Biocompatibility 21. Applications of Synthetic Polymeric Biomaterials in Medicine and Biotechnology 22. Engineering polymers for heart valve replants and for artificial hip joints 23. Wear and fatigue behaviour of polymeric biomaterials 24. Life cycle analysis of polymeric biomaterials 25. Cytotoxicity of polymeric materials