part Section A Introduction Notes -- chapter 1 Absorbable/Biodegradable Polymers: Technology Evolution / part Section B Development and Application of New Systems -- chapter 2 Segmented Copolyesters with Profilonged Strength Retention Profiles / chapter 3 Polyaxial Crystalline Fiber-Forming Copolyester / chapter 4 Polyethylene Glycol-Based Copolyesters / chapter 5 Cyanoacrylate-Based Systems as Tissue Adhesives / chapter 6 Chitosan-Based Systems / chapter 7 Hyaluronic Acid-Based Systems / part Section C Developments in Preparative, Processing, and Evaluation Methods -- chapter 8 New Approaches to the Synthesis of Crystalline Fiber-Forming Aliphatic Copolyesters / chapter 9 Advances in Morphological Development to Tailor the Performance of Medical Absorbable Devices / chapter 10 Polymer Biocompatibility and Toxicity / part Section D Growing and Newly Sought Applications -- chapter 11 Tissue Engineering Systems / chapter 12 Synthetic Vascular Constructs / chapter 13 Postoperative Adhesion Prevention / chapter 14 Implantable Insulin Controlled Release Systems for Treating Diabetes Mellitus / chapter 15 Absorbable Delivery Systems for Cancer Therapy / chapter 16 Tumor Immunotherapeutic Systems