Nanobiomaterials: Nanostructured Materials for Biomedical Applications (Woodhead Publishing Series in Biomaterials)

Nanobiomaterials: Nanostructured materials for biomedical applications covers an extensive range of topics related to the processing, characterization, modeling, and biomedical applications of nanostructured ceramics, polymers, metals, composites, self-assembled materials, and macromolecules. Novel approaches for bottom-up and top-down processing of nanostructured biomaterials are highlighted. In addition, innovative techniques for characterizing the in vitro behavior and in vivo behavior of nanostructured biomaterials are considered. Applications of nanostructured biomaterials in dentistry, drug delivery, medical diagnostics, surgery and tissue engineering are examined. Provides a concise description of the materials and technologies used in the development of nanostructured biomaterials Provides industrial researchers with an up-to-date and handy reference on current topics in the field of nanostructured biomaterials Includes an integrated approach that is used to discuss both the biological and engineering aspects of nanostructured biomaterials Front Cover -- Nanobiomaterials: Nanostructured Materials for Biomedical Applications -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of contributors -- Chapter 1: Nanostructured ceramics -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Test methods for nanostructured ceramics -- 1.2.1 Micro/nanostructural evaluation -- 1.3 Nanostructured bioceramics -- 1.3.1 Low temperature chemical bonding -- 1.3.2 Why nanostructures in chemically bonded ceramics? -- 1.3.3 Nanostructures in the Ca-aluminate-Ca-phosphate system (CAPH) -- 1.4 Application field of nanostructured bioceramics -- 1.4.1 Dental applications including coating products -- 1.4.2 Orthopedic applications -- 1.4.3 Drug delivery carrier applications -- 1.5 Conclusion and summary -- Acknowledgement -- References -- Chapter 2: Bio-based nanostructured materials -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Polysaccharide-based nanomaterials -- 2.2.1 Chitin -- 2.2.2 Chitosan -- 2.2.3 Cellulose -- 2.3 Carbon -- 2.4 Clay -- 2.5 Plant proteins -- 2.6 Keratin -- 2.7 Phage -- 2.8 Natural bioceramics -- 2.9 Conclusion and future trends -- References -- Chapter 3: Self-assembled nanomaterials -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Why self-assembled nanomaterials? -- 3.3 Polymer-based self-assembled carriers -- 3.3.1 Polymeric nanoparticles -- 3.3.1.1 Nanospheres -- 3.3.1.2 Nanocapsules -- 3.3.1.3 Nanogels -- 3.3.1.4 Polymeric micelles -- 3.3.1.5 Polymersomes -- 3.3.1.6 Liquid crystals -- 3.3.1.7 Dendrimers -- 3.4 Lipid-based self-assembled carriers -- 3.4.1 Liposomes -- 3.4.2 Solid lipid nanoparticles -- 3.4.3 Lipid nanocapsules -- 3.4.4 Microemulsions -- 3.4.5 Self-microemulsifing drug delivery systems -- 3.5 Concluding remarks and future perspectives -- References -- Chapter 4: Nanowires for biomedical applications -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Fabrication -- 4.3 Biocompatibility -- 4.4 Application -- 4.4.1 Neural interface -- 4.4.2 Tissue engineering