Nanomedicine

Technologies and Applications
2. Auflage 2023
ISBN: 978-0-12-818627-5
Verlag: William Andrew Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 925 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 1000 g

Nanomedicine: Technologies and Applications, Second Edition provides an important review of this exciting technology and its growing range of applications. In this new edition, all chapters are thoroughly updated and revised, with new content on antibacterial technologies and green nanomedicine. Sections introduce the material, cover their properties, review nanomedicine for therapeutics, imaging and soft tissue engineering, including organ regeneration, skin grafts, nanotubes and self-assembled nanomaterials. Other sections cover bone and cartilage tissue engineering, nanostructured particles for antibacterial purposes, advances in green nanomedicine, and using natural nanomedicine to fight disease.

This book is an indispensable guide for all those involved in the research, development and application of this exciting technology, whilst also providing a comprehensive introduction for students and academics interested in this field.

Autoren/Hrsg.

J Webster, Thomas

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Technik Allgemein Nanotechnologie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Medizintechnik, Biomedizintechnik, Medizinische Werkstoffe
• Technische Wissenschaften Sonstige Technologien | Angewandte Technik Medizintechnik, Biomedizintechnik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part I: Materials, properties and considerations 1. Introduction to nanomedicine 2. Trends in nanomedicine 3. Biomedical nanocrystalline metals and alloys: structure, properties and applications 4. Nanoporous gold for biomedical applications: structure, properties and applications 5. Hydroxyapatite (HA) coatings for biomaterials

Part II: Nanomedicine for therapeutics and imaging 6. Functionalized magnetic nanoparticles for treating bone diseases 7. Orthopedic carbon nanotube biosensors for controlled drug delivery 8. Nanotechnology for DNA and RNA delivery 9. Gold nanoshells for imaging and photothermal ablation of cancer 10. Nanotechnology for DNA and RNA delivery 11. Gold nanoshells for imaging and photothermal ablation of cancer 12. Microfluidics for testing and delivering nanomedicine 13. Nanotechnology for cartilage and bone regeneration 14. Nanostructured materials for bone tissue replacement 15. Nanocomposites for cartilage regeneration

Part III: Nanomedicine for soft tissue engineering 16. Rapid fabrication of biomimetic nanofiber-enabled skin grafts 17. Nanotubes for tissue engineering

Über Autor(innen)

J Webster, Thomas
Professor Thomas J. Webster, a chemical and biomedical engineer, holds degrees from the University of Pittsburgh and RPI. He has founded over a dozen companies with FDA-approved medical products benefiting over 30,000 patients and is involved in sustainability and renewable energy technologies. Currently a professor at multiple universities, he has received numerous accolades, including recognition as a top scientist by PLOS and Clarivate. With over 1,350 publications and 66,000 citations, he is a former president of the U.S. Society for Biomaterials and was recently nominated for the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. He also established a fund for Nigerian student research in the USA.