Polymeric materials are now playing an increasingly important role in pharmaceuticals, as well as in sensor sensing devices, in situ prostheses and probes, and microparticle diagnostic agents. This new volume publishes consists of twenty-two recent research-based reports reports on the developments in these areas of pharmaceutical and biomaterials technology. The reports were prepared by top scientists in the field and are based on current research conducted at leading laboratoriesresearch organizations in the U.S.A., Europe, and Far EastAsia. These 22 chaptersThese 22 chapters report the latest information in the application of polymers to biological systems.