Part 1 Types and properties of bioresorbable medical polymers: Types of bioresorbable polymers for medical applications -- The effect of molecular structure on the properties of biomedical polymers -- Processing of bioresorbable and other polymers for medical applications -- Understanding transport phenomena and degradation of bioresorbable medical polymers -- Synthetic bioresorbable polymers -- Using synthetic bioresorbable polymers for orthopaedic tissue regeneration. Part 2 Aspects of durability and reliability of non-bioresorbable medical polymers: Wear processes in polymer implants -- Ageing processes of biomedical polymers in the body -- The failure of synthetic polymeric medical devices -- Manufacturing defects in polymeric medical devices.