Advanced biomaterials and biodevices / edited by Ashutosh Tiwari and Anis N. Nordin.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Tiwari, Ashutosh, 1978- editor.

Nordin, Anis N. (Anis Nurashikin), editor.

Series:

Advanced materials series.

Advanced Materials Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Biomedical materials.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (578 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, New Jersey : Scrivener Publishing : Wiley, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"This book is devoted to all of the emerging areas of biomaterials and biodevices, including therapeutic agents, molecular targeting, and diagnostic imaging capabilities. The authors provide a comprehensive view of cutting-edge research on advanced materials for healthcare technology and applications. The book is written for scientists, researchers, and clinicians from diverse backgrounds across chemistry, physics, materials science and engineering, medical science, pharmacy, biotechnology, and biomedical engineering"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Part 1: Cutting-edge Biomaterials; 1 Frontiers for Bulk Nanostructured Metals in Biomedical Applications; 1.1 Introduction to Nanostructured Metals; 1.1.1 Importance of Nanostructured Biomedical Metals; 1.1.2 Brief Overview of the Evolution of Bulk Nanostructured Metals; 1.1.3 Desirable Characteristics of Nanostructured Metals for Medical Applications; 1.2 Nanostructured Metals as Biomaterials for Medical Applications; 1.2.1 Nanostructured Titanium and its Alloys; 1.2.2 Stainless Steels; 1.2.3 Cobalt-Chromium Alloys; 1.2.4 Magnesium Alloys

1.3 Summary and ConclusionsAcknowledgment; References; 2 Stimuli-responsive Materials Used as Medical Devices in Loading and Releasing of Drugs; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Classification of Materials for Bioapplications; 2.2.1 Polymers; 2.2.2 Ceramics; 2.2.3 Composites; 2.2.4 Metals; 2.3 Responsive Polymers in Controlled Drug Delivery; 2.3.1 Temperature-responsive Polymers; 2.3.2 pH-responsive Polymers; 2.3.3 Electric-responsive Polymers; 2.3.4 Magneto-responsive Polymers; 2.3.5 Photo-responsive Polymers; 2.4 Types of Medical Devices; 2.4.1 Stents; 2.4.2 Cannulas; 2.4.3 Catheters

2.4.4 Cardiac Pumps2.4.5 Prostheses; 2.4.6 Sutures; 2.5 Materials Used in Medical Devices; 2.5.1 Elastomers for Biomedical Devices; 2.5.2 Shape-memory Polymer Systems Intended for Biomedical Devices; 2.5.3 Metallic Materials for Biomedical Devices; 2.5.4 Ceramic Materials for Biomedical Devices; 2.5.5 Sol-gel Materials for Biomaterials Devices; 2.6 Stimuli-responsive Polymers Used in Medical Devices; 2.6.1 Advancements in Design of Medical Device; 2.6.2 Drug Delivery Improved by Devices; 2.7 Infections Associated with Medical Devices; 2.7.1 Antibiotic-loaded Medical Devices

2.7.2 Biofilm Formation2.7.3 Approaches for the Prevention of Device-related Infections; Acknowledgements; References; 3 Recent Advances with Liposomes as Drug Carriers; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Passive Targeting of Liposomes; 3.2.1 Plain and Cationic Liposomes; 3.2.2 Polymer-Coated Long-Circulating Liposomes; 3.2.3 Stimuli-Sensitive and Triggered Release Liposomes; 3.3 Actively Targeted Liposomes; 3.3.1 Antibody-Targeted Liposomes; 3.3.2 Single Ligand-Targeted Liposomes; 3.3.3 Dual-Targeted Liposomes; 3.4 Multifunctional Liposomes; 3.5 Conclusions and Future Directions; References

4 Fabrication, Properties of Nanoshells with Controllable Surface Charge and its Applications4.1 What is Nanotechnology?; 4.2 Nanomaterials and Their Uses; 4.3 Classification of Nanomaterials; 4.4 Nanoparticles; 4.5 Nanocomposites Material; 4.6 Spherical Silica Particles; 4.7 Silver Nanoparticles; 4.8 Gold Nanoparticles; 4.9 SiO2@Ag and SiO2@Au Core-shell Nanocomposites; 4.10 Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering; 4.11 Conclusions; Acknowledgements; References; 5 Chitosan as an Advanced Healthcare Material; 5.1 Introduction; 5.1.1 Chitosan; 5.1.2 General Applications

5.2 Chemical Modification and Analysis

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781118774137

1118774132

9781118774052

1118774051

9781118774014

1118774019

OCLC:

880929939