Piezoelectric Nanomaterials for Biomedical Applications (Nanomedicine and Nanotoxicology)

"Nanoscale structures and materials have been explored in many biological applications because of their novel and impressive physical and chemical properties. Such properties allow remarkable opportunities to study and interact with complex biological processes. This book analyses the state of the art of piezoelectric nanomaterials and introduces their applications in the biomedical field. Despite their impressive potentials, piezoelectric materials have not yet received significant attention for bio-applications. This book shows that the exploitation of piezoelectric nanoparticles in nanomedicine is possible and realistic, and their impressive physical properties can be useful for several applications, ranging from sensors and transducers for the detection of biomolecules to "sensible" substrates for tissue engineering or cell stimulation"--SpringerLink Front Matter....Pages 1-9 Introduction to Active Smart Materials for Biomedical Applications....Pages 1-27 Preparation of Piezoelectric Nanoparticles....Pages 29-61 Mechanical and Electromechanical Characterization of One-Dimensional Piezoelectric Nanomaterials....Pages 63-91 Modeling of Piezoelectric Nanodevices....Pages 93-133 Piezoelectric Nanogenerators for Self-powered Nanodevices....Pages 135-172 Piezoelectric Phenomena in Biological Tissues....Pages 173-185 Piezoelectricity and Ferroelectricity in Biomaterials: From Proteins to Self-assembled Peptide Nanotubes....Pages 187-211 Applications of Piezoelectricity in Nanomedicine....Pages 213-238 Piezoelectricity in Nanomedicine: Future Directions and Perspectives....Pages 239-245 Back Matter....Pages 0--1