Nanotechnology Applications for Tissue Engineering - Rilegato

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ISBN 10: 032332889X ISBN 13: 9780323328890

Casa editrice: William Andrew Pub, 2015

Riassunto

Tissue engineering involves seeding of cells on bio-mimicked scaffolds providing adhesive surfaces. Researchers though face a range of problems in generating tissue which can be circumvented by employing nanotechnology. It provides substrates for cell adhesion and proliferation and agents for cell growth and can be used to create nanostructures and nanoparticles to aid the engineering of different types of tissue. Written by renowned scientists from academia and industry, this book covers the recent developments, trends and innovations in the application of nanotechnologies in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. It provides information on methodologies for designing and using biomaterials to regenerate tissue, on novel nano-textured surface features of materials (nano-structured polymers and metals e.g.) as well as on theranostics, immunology and nano-toxicology aspects. In the book also explained are fabrication techniques for production of scaffolds to a series of tissue-specific applications of scaffolds in tissue engineering for specific biomaterials and several types of tissue (such as skin bone, cartilage, vascular, cardiac, bladder and brain tissue). Furthermore, developments in nano drug delivery, gene therapy and cancer nanotechonology are described. The book helps readers to gain a working knowledge about the nanotechnology aspects of tissue engineering and will be of great use to those involved in building specific tissue substitutes in reaching their objective in a more efficient way. It is aimed for R&D and academic scientists, lab engineers, lecturers and PhD students engaged in the fields of tissue engineering or more generally regenerative medicine, nanomedicine, medical devices, nanofabrication, biofabrication, nano- and biomaterials and biomedical engineering.

• Provides state-of-the-art knowledge on how nanotechnology can help tackling known problems in tissue engineering

• Covers materials design, fabrication techniques for tissue-specific applications as well as immunology and toxicology aspects

• Helps scientists and lab engineers building tissue substitutes in a more efficient way

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Informazioni sugli autori

Dr. Sabu Thomas (Ph.D.) is the Director of the School of Energy Materials, School of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology of Mahatma Gandhi University, India. He received his Ph. D. in 1987 in Polymer Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur, India. He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, London, and a member of the American Chemical Society. He has been ranked no.1 in India about the number of publications (most productive scientists). Prof. Thomas’s research group specialized areas of polymers which includes Polymer blends, Fiber filled polymer composites, Particulate-filled polymer composites and their morphological characterization, Ageing and degradation, Pervaporation phenomena, sorption and diffusion, Interpenetrating polymer systems, Recyclability and reuse of waste plastics and rubbers, Elastomer cross-linking, Dual porous nanocomposite scaffolds for tissue engineering, etc. Prof. Thomas’s research group has extensive exchange programs with different industries, research, and academic institutions all over the world and is performing world-class collaborative research in various fields. Professors Centre is equipped with various sophisticated instruments and has established state-of-the-art experimental facilities which cater to the needs of researchers within the country and abroad. His H Index- 133, Google Citations- 86424, Number of Publications- 1300, and Books-160.

Professor Yves Grohens is the Director of the LIMATB (Material Engineering) Laboratory of Université de Bretagne Sud, France. His master's and PhD degrees were from Besançon University, France. After finishing his studies, he worked as assistant professor and later professor in various reputed universities in France. He is an invited professor to many universities in different parts of the world as well. His areas of interest include physicochemical studies of polymer surfaces and interfaces, phase transitions in thin films confinement, nano and bio composites design and characterization, and biodegradation of polymers and biomaterials. He has written several book chapters, monographs, and scientific reviews and has published 130 international publications. He is the chairman and member of advisory committees of many international conferences.

Dr.Neethu Ninan was awarded PhD in Materials Engineering from Universite de Bretagne Sud, Lorient, France. She received Masters in Engineering in ‘Nanotechnology in Medical Science’ from Amrita Centre for Nanosciences, Kochi, India. She did her Bachelors of Engineering in ‘Biotechnology and Biochemical Engineering’. She worked in collaboration with Universiti Technologi Mara (Malaysia), Mahatma Gandhi University (India) and Chonnam National University (South Korea). She is the editor of four books. She has written several articles, book chapters, and reviews in international journals. Her keen research areas are nanotechnology, composites, tissue engineering, drug delivery and zeolites.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: William Andrew Pub
• Data di pubblicazione: 2015
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 032332889X
• ISBN 13: 9780323328890
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 315
• Redattore: Thomas Sabu, Grohens Yves, Ninan Neethu
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile