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Woodhead Publishing Series in Biomaterials
Foreword
Introduction
Chapter 1: Biomedical nanomaterials in tissue engineering
Abstract:
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Overview of nanomaterials in tissue engineering
1.3 Biomedical nanomaterials in tissue engineering applications
1.4 Future trends
Part I: Fabrication of nanomaterials for tissue engineering
applications
Chapter 2: Synthesis of polymeric nanomaterials for biomedical
applications
Abstract:
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Types of polymers used in nanomaterials
2.3 Synthesis of polymeric nanoparticles
2.4 Synthesis of polymeric scaffolds
2.5 Characterization of the nanomaterials
2.6 Future trends
Chapter 3: Engineering nanoporous biomaterials
Abstract
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Nanotubes and etched nanoporous surfaces
3.3 Self-assembled supramolecular organic templates
3.4 Self-assembled colloidal templates
3.5 Conclusion
Chapter 4: Layer-by-layer self-assembly techniques for
nanostructured devices in tissue engineering
Abstract:
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Interaction between biomaterials as ingredients for multilayer
formulations
4.3 Scalability to three dimensions
4.4 Application of nanostructured multilayer devices in tissue
engineering
Conclusion
Chapter 5: Synthesis of carbon based nanomaterials for tissue
engineering applications
Abstract:
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Carbon nanotubes and fibers
5.3 Fullerenes (C60)
5.4 Graphene
5.5 Nanodiamond systems
5.6 Carbon-nanostructured materials
5.7 Conclusion
Chapter 6: Fabrication of nanofibrous scaffolds for tissue
engineering applications
Abstract:
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Methods for nanofibrous scaffolds fabrication
6.3 Surface modification of nanofibrous scaffolds
6.4 Applications of nanofibrous scaffolds in tissue engineering
6.5 Conclusion
Chapter 7: Fabrication of nanomaterials for growth factor delivery
in tissue engineering
Abstract:
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Strategies for controlled growth factor delivery in tissue
engineering
7.3 Nanostructures for growth factor delivery in tissue
engineering
7.4 Nanofibers
7.5 Nanoparticles
7.6 Strategies for dual growth factor, drug and gene delivery
7.7 Clinical prospective of nanostructures with growth factor
delivery in tissue engineering
7.8 Conclusion and future trends
Part II: Application of nanomaterials in soft tissue
engineering
Chapter 8: Nanomaterials for engineering vascularized tissues
Abstract:
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Biocomplexity of vascularized tissues
8.3 Engineering nanomaterials to improve vascularization of
tissues
8.4 Clinical progress
8.5 Conclusion and future trends
Chapter 9: Nanomaterials for cardiac tissue engineering
Abstract:
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Heart muscle structure and diseases
9.3 Cardiac tissue engineering (CTE)
9.4 Application of nanomaterials and nanofabrication methods in
CTE
9.5 Case study: magneto-mechanical cell stimulation to promote
CTE
9.6 Conclusion and future trends
9.7 Acknowledgements
Chapter 10: Nanomaterials for neural tissue engineering
Abstract:
10.1 Introduction to neural tissue engineering
10.2 Nano-scaffold design techniques
10.3 Nano-structures
10.4 Biomaterials for scaffold design
10.5 Drawbacks of the use of nanomaterials
10.6 Conclusion and future trends
10.7 Acknowledgements
Chapter 11: Nanomaterials for cartilage tissue engineering
Abstract:
11.1 Introduction
11.2 Cartilage biology and structure
11.3 Clinical approaches in the treatment of cartilage defects
11.4 Nanomaterials: strategies for cartilage regeneration
11.5 Conclusion
Chapter 12: Biomaterials and nano-scale features for ligament
regeneration
Abstract:
12.1 Introduction
12.2 Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) composition, structure and
properties
12.3 Injury, healing and treatment of the ACL
12.4 Engineered scaffold materials for ligament regeneration
12.5 Methods for enhancing engineered scaffolds for ligament
regeneration
12.6 Conclusion and future trends
Part III: Application of nanomaterials in hard tissue
engineering
Chapter 13: Nanomaterials for hard–soft tissue interfaces
Abstract:
13.1 Introduction
13.2 Nanoparticles
13.3 Nanofibers
13. 4 Strategies incorporating nanomaterials in hard–soft tissue
interfaces
13 5 Conclusion and future trends
Chapter 14: Mineralization of nanomaterials for bone tissue
engineering
Abstract:
14.1 Bone: a nanobiocomposite material
14.2 Collagen as a biomaterial
14.3 Approaches to the mineralization of collagenous constructs
14.4 Conclusion
Chapter 15: Nanomaterials for dental and craniofacial tissue
engineering
Abstract:
15.1 Introduction
15.2 Nanotechnology for engineered substrates
15.3 Engineering mineralized collagenous craniofacial
structures
15.4 Nano-scale scaffolds with integrated delivery systems
15.5 Micro/nano-arrays as libraries for high-throughput
characterization
15.6 Conclusion
Index
Dr Akhilesh K. Gaharwar works in the David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA, and is also a research fellow in the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Materials at Harvard University, USA. Dr Shilpa Sant is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy and Department of Bioengineering at the University of Pittsburgh, USA. She is also an affiliate faculty member at McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Pittsburgh, USA. Dr Matthew J. Hancock is a research scientist at Broad Institute, USA. Dr Adam A. Hacking is the director of the Laboratory for Musculoskeletal Research and Innovation (LMRI) in the Department of Orthopaedics at the Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, USA.
.this volume addresses a previously underserved niche within the spectrum of biomaterials/tissue engineering research [and] remains firmly focused on the challenges and opportunities of nanomaterials applied in tissue engineering., James Henderson The Biomaterials Network
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