Biomedical Nanomaterials: From Design to Implementation

Herausgeber: Webster, Thomas J.; Yazici, Hilal

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book describes the engineering applications and challenges of using nanostructured surfaces and nanomaterials in healthcare. With contributions from an international selection of researchers this book is essential reading for researchers in industry and academia working at the interfaces of healthcare, engineering and nanotechnology.

Produktdetails

• Healthcare Technologies
• Verlag: Institution of Engineering and Technology
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Oktober 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 672g
• ISBN-13: 9781849199643
• ISBN-10: 1849199647
• Artikelnr.: 44797427

Inhaltsangabe

1. Part I: Nanomaterials for hard tissue engineering
* Chapter 1: Biomimetic coating of calcium phosphates on titanium
alloys
* Chapter 2: Surface modifications of orthopedic implant materials
using an electroplating process
* Chapter 3: Carbon-based nano biomaterials: design, fabrication and
application
2. Part II: Nanomaterials for soft tissue engineering
* Chapter 4: Usage of stem cells in bone and cartilage tissue
engineering
* Chapter 5: Nanobiomaterials and 3D bioprinting for osteochondral
regeneration
* Chapter 6: Self-assembling peptide hydrogels for biomedical
applications
3. Part III: Nanomaterials for bacterial infections and their toxicity
* Chapter 7: Antimicrobial properties of nanomaterials
* Chapter 8: Nanoparticle-enhanced radiation killing of bacteria
* Chapter 9: Conventional and nano-based approaches to prevent
bacterial infection
* Chapter 10: Nanomaterials used in implant technology and their
toxicity
4. Part IV: Current and future clinical applications of nanomaterails
* Chapter 11: Nanotechnology and consumer products: challenges of risk
assessment of nanomaterials and current regulatory status
* Chapter 12: The scientific rationale for using silicon nitride in
biomedical implants