Semiconducting Silicon Nanowires for Biomedical Applications

✍ Scribed by J.L. Coffer (Eds.)

• Publisher: Woodhead Publishing
• Year: 2014
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 288
• Series: Woodhead Publishing Series in Biomaterials
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Biomedical applications have benefited greatly from the increasing interest and research into semiconducting silicon nanowires. Semiconducting Silicon Nanowires for Biomedical Applications reviews the fabrication, properties, and applications of this emerging material.

The book begins by reviewing the basics, as well as the growth, characterization, biocompatibility, and surface modification, of semiconducting silicon nanowires. It goes on to focus on silicon nanowires for tissue engineering and delivery applications, including cellular binding and internalization, orthopedic tissue scaffolds, mediated differentiation of stem cells, and silicon nanoneedles for drug delivery. Finally, it highlights the use of silicon nanowires for detection and sensing. These chapters explore the fabrication and use of semiconducting silicon nanowire arrays for high-throughput screening in the biosciences, neural cell pinning on surfaces, and probe-free platforms for biosensing.

Semiconducting Silicon Nanowires for Biomedical Applications is a comprehensive resource for biomaterials scientists who are focused on biosensors, drug delivery, and tissue engineering, and researchers and developers in industry and academia who are concerned with nanoscale biomaterials, in particular electronically-responsive biomaterials.

• Reviews the growth, characterization, biocompatibility, and surface modification of semiconducting silicon nanowires
• Describes silicon nanowires for tissue engineering and delivery applications, including cellular binding and internalization, orthopedic tissue scaffolds, mediated differentiation of stem cells, and silicon nanoneedles for drug delivery
• Highlights the use of silicon nanowires for detection and sensing

✦ Table of Contents

Content:
Front matter, Pages i-iii
Copyright, Page iv
Contributor contact details, Pages xi-xii, J.L. Coffer, Gengfeng Zheng, Ming Xu, Y. Coffinier, R. Boukherroub, L. Marcon, R. Boukherroub, W. Zhang, C. Yang, T.-J. Yen, H.-I. Lin, C. Chiappini, C. Almeida, J. Wu, C. Villard, E. Segal, Y. Bussi, A. De, S. Chen, E.T. Carlen
Woodhead Publishing Series in Biomaterials, Pages xiii-xvi
Foreword, Pages xvii-xviii, Peidong Yang
1 - Overview of semiconducting silicon nanowires for biomedical applications, Pages 3-7, J.L. Coffer
2 - Growth and characterization of semiconducting silicon nanowires for biomedical applications, Pages 8-25, Gengfeng Zheng, Ming Xu
3 - Surface modification of semiconducting silicon nanowires for biosensing applications, Pages 26-61, Y. Coffinier, R. Boukherroub
4 - Biocompatibility of semiconducting silicon nanowires, Pages 62-85, L. Marcon, R. Boukherroub
5 - Functional semiconducting silicon nanowires for cellular binding and internalization, Pages 89-94,95e-102e,95-103, W. Zhang, C. Yang
6 - Functional semiconducting silicon nanowires and their composites as orthopedic tissue scaffolds, Pages 104-117, J.L. Coffer
7 - Mediated differentiation of stem cells by engineered semiconducting silicon nanowires, Pages 118-143, T.-J. Yen, H.-I. Lin
8 - Silicon nanoneedles for drug delivery, Pages 144-167, C. Chiappini, C. Almeida
9 - Semiconducting silicon nanowire array fabrication for high throughput screening in the biosciences, Pages 171-191, J. Wu
10 - Neural cell pinning on surfaces by semiconducting silicon nanowire arrays, Pages 192-213, C. Villard
11 - Semiconducting silicon nanowires and nanowire composites for biosensing and therapy, Pages 214-228, E. Segal, Y. Bussi
12 - Probe-free semiconducting silicon nanowire platforms for biosensing, Pages 229-265, A. De, S. Chen, E.T. Carlen
Index, Pages 267-277