Materials for Biomedical Engineering: Bioactive Materials, Properties and Applications

Materials for Biomedical Engineering: Bioactive Materials, Properties and Applications introduces the reader to a broad range of the different types of bioactive materials used in biomedical engineering. All the main types of bioactive materials are discussed, with an emphasis placed on their synthesis, properties, performance, and potential for biomedical applications. Key chapters on modeling and surface modification and methods provide the step-by-step information needed by researchers. Important applications of bioactive materials, such as drug delivery, cancer therapy and clinical dentistry are also highlighted in detail. Final sections look at future perspectives for bioactive materials in biomedical engineering. Provides a knowledge of the range of bioactive materials available, enabling the reader to make optimal materials selection decisionsPresents detailed information on current and proposed applications of the latest bioactive materials, thus empowering readers to design innovative products and processesCovers methods and provides the detailed guidance needed by researchers to replicate key procedures and contribute to further research and discovery in this important field INDICE: 1. Composites in Biomedical Engineering: novel approaches 2. Inorganic fibers for biomedical engineering applications 3. Hybrid Composites: A Revolutionary Trend in Biomedical Engineering 4. Inorganic and Organic-Inorganic Composite Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications: Synthesis Challenges for Enhanced Performance 5. Modelling in Composites and Biomedical Engineering 6. Characterisation of porous coatings obtained via Plasma Electrolytic Oxidation 7. Surface Modified Cellulose in Biomedical Engineering 8. Modification of biodegradable materials by natural biocidal agents 9. Matrix resistance stress reduction -prerequisite for achieving higher concentration of immobilized cells 10. Graphene: Promising Nano Platform for Biomedical Applications 11. Mesoporous bioactive glasses for biomedical composites 12. Fiber reinforced polymer: Applications in Biomedical engineering 13. Polymer matrix composites for rapid tooling in clinical dentistry 14. Nanofibres in Dental Restoration: Perspectives and Challenges 15. Clinical applications of bioactive materials 16. Co-delivery Nanoparticles of Anti-cancer Drugs and Nanomaterial 17. Silver nanoparticles as unique nano-drugs 18. Gold Nanostructures for Photothermal Therapy

• ISBN: 978-0-12-818431-8
• Editorial: Elsevier
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 540
• Fecha Publicación: 01/07/2019
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés