Nanoengineering Materials for Biomedical Uses

✍ Scribed by Emilio I. Alarcon, Manuel Ahumada

• Publisher: Springer International Publishing
• Year: 2019
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 215
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This book fills the gap between fundamental and applied research in the use of nanomaterials in biomedical applications, covering the most relevant areas, such as the fundamental concepts of the preparation of nanostructures and regulatory requirements for their safe use in biomedical devices. It also critically discusses what has been achieved in the field, and what needs to be urgently addressed and reviews the state-of-the-art medical uses of nanomaterials for treating damaged organs and tissues.
Combining the expertise of clinical researchers working in the field of tissue engineering and novel materials, the book explores the main topics regarding the characterization of materials, specific organ-oriented biomaterials and their applications, as well as regulations and safety. Further, it also examines recent advances, difficulties, and clinical requirements in terms of human bone, cornea, heart, skin and the nervous system, allowing readers to gain a clear and comprehensive understanding of current nanomaterial use in biomedical applications and devices, together with the challenges and future trends.
This book is a valuable tool for multidisciplinary scientists and experts interested in fundamental concepts and synthetic routes for preparing nanomaterials. It is also of interest to students and researchers involved in cross-disciplinary research in nanomaterials for clinical applications and offers practical insights for clinicians as well as engineers and materials scientists working in nanoengineering.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter ....Pages i-xv
Nanomaterials for Its Use in Biomedicine: An Overview (Caitlin Lazurko, Erik Jacques, Manuel Ahumada, Emilio I. Alarcon)....Pages 1-11
Synthesis and Characterization of Nanomaterials for Biomedical Applications (Natalia L. Pacioni, M. Andrea Molina Torres, Rodrigo N. Núñez)....Pages 13-34
Advanced Surface Characterization Techniques in Nano- and Biomaterials (Ricardo A. Zamora, Cristián Gutiérrez-Cerón, Jesum Alves Fernandes, Gabriel Abarca)....Pages 35-55
Computational Methodologies for Exploring Nano-engineered Materials (Ariela Vergara-Jaque, Matías Zúñiga, Horacio Poblete)....Pages 57-79
Nanomaterials Applications in Cartilage Tissue Engineering (Janani Mahendran, Jean-Philippe St-Pierre)....Pages 81-105
Nanomaterials for Engineering the Treatment of Skin Wounds (Manuel Ahumada, Ying Wang, Walfre Franco)....Pages 107-124
Nano-engineering Nanoparticles for Clinical Use in the Central Nervous System: Clinically Applicable Nanoparticles and Their Potential Uses in the Diagnosis and Treatment of CNS Aliments (Suzan Chen, Angela Auriat, Anna Koudrina, Maria DeRosa, Xudong Cao, Eve C. Tsai)....Pages 125-145
Nanoparticles for Cornea Therapeutic Applications: Treating Herpes Simplex Viral Infections (Fiona Simpson, François-Xavier Gueriot, Isabelle Brunette, May Griffith)....Pages 147-160
Therapeutic Use of Bioengineered Materials for Myocardial Infarction (Veronika Sedlakova, Marc Ruel, Erik J. Suuronen)....Pages 161-193
Regulatory Normative of Nanomaterials for Their Use in Biomedicine (Caitlin Lazurko, Manuel Ahumada, Emilio I. Alarcon, Erik Jacques)....Pages 195-208

✦ Subjects

Materials Science; Biomaterials; Biomedical Engineering; Regenerative Medicine/Tissue Engineering; Surgery; Materials Engineering