Full Description
Nanostructured Materials for Tissue Engineering introduces the key properties and approaches involved in using nanostructured materials in tissue engineering, including functionalization, nanotechnology-based regenerative techniques, toxicological and biocompatible aspects. A broad range of nanomaterial types are covered, from polymer scaffolds and nanocomposites to gold nanoparticles and quantum dots. This book aids the reader in materials selection, as well as matching to the best applications, including bone, skin, pulmonary or neurological tissue engineering. Users will find this book to be an up-to-date review on this fast-changing field that is ideal for materials scientists, tissue engineers, biomedical engineers, and pharmaceutical scientists.
Contents
1. Nanomaterials: regenerative medicine and tissue engineering
2. Advancement of nanoparticles in tissue engineering
3. Functionalisation of nanoparticles in tissue engineering
4. Application of nano-range self-assembly in tissue engineering
5. Nanotechnology-based regenerative approaches
6. Toxicology of nano-formulations and materials in tissue engineering
7. Bicompatibility of nanomaterials for tissue engineering
8. Biopolymer nanocomposites in tissue engineering
9. Boron nitride nanostructures in tissue engineering
10. Quantum dots in tissue engineering
11. Gold nanoparticles in tissue engineering
12. Nanoparticles in bone tissue engineering
13. Nanostructured materials for dental tissue engineering
14. Nanoparticles for triggering gene expression and osteoconductivity
15. Nanomaterials for skin repair and regeneration
16. Nanomaterial scaffolds for cardiovascular tissue engineering
17. Nanotechnology in pulmonary tissue engineering
18. Nanotechnology in tissue engineering for diabetes management
19. Nanoscale drug delivery and tissue engineering for neurodegenerative diseases
