Full Description
Electrofluidodynamic Technologies (EFDTs) for Biomaterials and Medical Devices: Principles and Advances focuses on the fundamentals of EFDTs - namely electrospinning, electrospraying and electrodynamic atomization - to develop active platforms made of synthetic or natural polymers for use in tissue engineering, restoration and therapeutic treatments. The first part of this book deals with main technological aspects of EFDTs, such as basic technologies and the role of process parameters. The second part addresses applications of EFDTs in biomedical fields, with chapters on their application in tissue engineering, molecular delivery and implantable devices. This book is a valuable resource for materials scientists, biomedical engineers and clinicians alike.
Contents
1. Introduction to electrofluidodynamic techniques Part I: Process optimization
2. Introduction to electrofluidodynamic techniques Part II: cell to cell/material interactions
3. Melt electrospinning
4. Biofabrication via integrated 3D printing and electrospinning
5. Pyro-Electrohydrodynamic Spinning for micro and nano Patterning
6. Multilayered scaffolds for interface tissue engineering applications
7. air-flow electrofluidodynamics
8. Electrospinning and Microfluidics: an integrated approach for tissue engineering and cancer
9. Electrospun fibres for drug and molecular delivery
10. Additive Electrospraying for scaffold functionalization
11. Bioactive fibres for bone regeneration
12. Design of electrospun fibrous patches for myocardium regeneration
13. Hydrogel fibrous scaffolds for accelerated wound healing
14. Natural polymer based electrospun fibres for antibacterial use
15. Electrospun patches for skin regeneration
16. Multifilament Electrospun devices for ligaments regeneration
17. 3D conduits for peripheral nerve regeneration
18. Inorganic nanoparticles for teranostic use
19. Advances on the use of Electrospun fibres for central Nervous System
