Electrospun Materials for Tissue Engineering and Biomedical Applications: Research, Design and Commercialization

Electrospinning, an electro-hydrodynamic process, is a versatile and promising platform technology for the production of nanofibrous materials for tissue engineering and biomedical applications. Electrospun Materials for Tissue Engineering and Biomedical Applications, examines the rapid development of electrospun materials for use in tissue engineering and biomedical applications. With a strong focus on fundamental materials science and engineering, this book also looks at successful technology transfers to the biomedical industry, highlighting biomedical products already on the market as well as the requirements to successfully commercialize electrospun materials for potential use in tissue engineering and biomedical areas. This book is a valuable resource for materials and biomedical scientists and engineers wishing to broaden their knowledge on the tissue engineering and biomedical applications of electrospun fibrous materials. Provides all-encompassing coverage of fundamental science, technology and industrial case studiesPresents guidance on industrial scalability of electrospun biomaterialsWritten by a multidisciplinary team or researchers from academia and industry, offering a balanced viewpoint on the subject INDICE: Part 1: Introduction to Electrospinning for Biomedical and Tissue Engineering Applications 1. Electrospinning: A versatile processing technology for producing nanofibrous materials for biomedical and tissue engineering applications 2. General requirements of electrospun materials for tissue engineering; set-ups and strategy for successful electrospinning in laboratory and industry 3. Biomedical Industrial Applications of Electrospinning, Innovations and Products 4. Integrating 3D and rapid printing technologies for electrospun materials 5. Melt electrospinning in tissue engineering 6. In vivo safety evaluations of Electrospun nanofibers for Biomedical applications Part 2: Specific Biomedical and Tissue Engineering Application Areas of Electrospinning 7. Electrospun Systems for Drug Delivery 8. Electrospun nanofibrous materials for wound healing applications 9. Electrospun Biomaterials for Dermal Regeneration 10. Electrospun Materials for Bone and Tendon/Ligament Tissue Engineering 11. Electrospun Scaffolds for Vascular Tissue Engineering 12. Electrospun scaffolds for cardiac tissue engineering 13. Electrospun scaffolds for neural tissue engineering 14. Coaxial electrospun nanofibers for nanomedicine 15. Electrospun based systems in cancer therapy 16. Electrospun Nanofibers for Regenerative Dentistry 17. Electrospun Nanofibrous Materials as Biosensors and sensors for diagnostics

• ISBN: 978-0-08-101022-8
• Editorial: Woodhead Publishing
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 570
• Fecha Publicación: 12/06/2017
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés