Emerging Nanotechnologies in Dentistry. Processes, Materials and Applications

✍ Scribed by Karthikeyan Subramani and Waqar Ahmed (Auth.)

• Publisher: Norwich
• Year: 2011
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 411
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Content:
Front-matter, Pages i-iii
Copyright, Page iv
Foreword, Pages xv-xvi
Acknowledgments, Page xvii
Dedication, Page xix
List of Contributors, Pages xxi-xxiii
Chapter 1 - Nanotechnology and the Future of Dentistry, Pages 1-14
Chapter 2 - Nanoparticles for Dental Materials: Synthesis, Analysis, and Applications, Pages 15-33
Chapter 3 - Antimicrobial Nanoparticles in Restorative Composites, Pages 35-47
Chapter 4 - Nanotechnology in Operative Dentistry: A Perspective Approach of History, Mechanical Behavior, and Clinical Application, Pages 49-69
Chapter 5 - Impact of Nanotechnology on Dental Implants, Pages 71-84
Chapter 6 - Titanium Surface Modification Techniques for Dental Implants—From Microscale to Nanoscale, Pages 85-102
Chapter 7 - Titanium Nanotubes as Carriers of Osteogenic Growth Factors and Antibacterial Drugs for Applications in Dental Implantology, Pages 103-111
Chapter 8 - Cellular Responses to Nanoscale Surface Modifications of Titanium Implants for Dentistry and Bone Tissue Engineering Applications, Pages 113-136
Chapter 9 - Corrosion Resistance of Ti6Al4V with Nanostructured TiO₂ Coatings, Pages 137-150
Chapter 10 - Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes/Hydroxyapatite Nanoparticles Incorporated GTR Membranes, Pages 151-170
Chapter 11 - Fabrication of PEG Hydrogel Micropatterns by Soft-Photolithography and PEG Hydrogel as Guided Bone Regeneration Membrane in Dental Implantology, Pages 171-187
Chapter 12 - Nano-Apatitic Composite Scaffolds for Stem Cell Delivery and Bone Tissue Engineering, Pages 189-207
Chapter 13 - Self-Assembly of Proteins and Peptides and Their Applications in Bionanotechnology and Dentistry, Pages 209-224
Chapter 14 - Bone Regeneration Using Self-Assembled Nanoparticle-Based Scaffolds, Pages 225-237
Chapter 15 - Surface Engineering of Dental Tools with Diamond for Improved Life and Performance, Pages 239-272
Chapter 16 - Nanomechanical Characterization of Mineralized Tissues in the Oral Cavity, Pages 273-288
Chapter 17 - Nanoindentation Techniques for the Determination of Mechanical Properties of Materials in Dentistry, Pages 289-306
Chapter 18 - Nanocharacterization Techniques for Dental Implant Development, Pages 307-331
Chapter 19 - Nanoparticulate Drug Delivery Systems for Oral Cancer Treatment, Pages 333-345
Chapter 20 - Carbon Nanotubes in Cancer Therapy and Drug Delivery, Pages 347-363
Chapter 21 - Nanodiagnostics in Microbiology and Dentistry, Pages 365-390
Index, Pages 391-410