Full Description
New Trends in Smart Nanostructured Biomaterials in Health Sciences provides guidance on the design and synthesis of nanostructured smart biomaterials, as well as the resultant therapeutic effects and associated biomedical applications of these novel materials. The book provides readers with a deeper understanding of these novel biomaterials and aids them in making informed decisions when selecting appropriate materials for tissue engineering and cancer therapy applications. It will be of specific interest to materials scientists, biomedical engineers, oncological scientists, tissue engineers and those working in regenerative medicine.
Nanostructured smart materials have the special ability to respond to changes in the cell microenvironment, allowing for robust, biocompatible and rapidly adaptable, therapeutic and restorative action against a range of ailments. These materials are thus ideal candidates for use in tissue engineering and cancer therapy due to the varying nature of the cell microenvironment between persons, tissues and cancers. This book covers the design, synthesis, unique properties and application of smart biomaterials in these two key topic areas of tissue engineering and cancer therapeutics.
Contents
SECTION 1 Smart nanostructured materials for oncology
1. Smart drug-delivery nanostructured systems for cancer therapy
2. Dendrimers and dendrimer-based nano-objects for oncology applications
3. Recent advances in tumors-on-chips
4. Application of smart materials in biosensors for cancer diagnosis
SECTION 2 Smart nanostructured materials for tissue engineering
5. Direct laser biofabrication of scaffolds for neural tissue engineering
6. Smart biomaterials and constructs for Bone tissue regeneration
7. Smart biomaterials for skin tissue engineering and health monitoring
8. Smart biomaterials and constructs for cardiac tissue regeneration
9. The fate of stem cells within smart biomaterials and constructs
10. 4D printing for tissue engineering of smart constructs
11. Bioactive glass nanofibers: synthesis and applications
12. Graphene: an ally for antibacterial biomaterial
