New Trends in Smart Nanostructured Biomaterials in Health Sciences

Gil Goncalves, Paula A.A.P. Marques, Joao F. Mano

• Publisher: Elsevier
• Year: 2022
• Print ISBN: 9780323856713
• eBook ISBN: 9780323885669
• Topic: Tecnologia e ingegneria
• Subtopic: Biotecnologia in medicina

New Trends in Smart Nanostructured Biomaterials in Health Sciences provides guidance on the design and synthesis of nanostructured smart biomaterials, as well as the resultant therapeutic effects and associated biomedical applications of these novel materials. The book provides readers with a deeper understanding of these novel biomaterials and aids them in making informed decisions when selecting appropriate materials for tissue engineering and cancer therapy applications. It will be of specific interest to materials scientists, biomedical engineers, oncological scientists, tissue engineers and those working in regenerative medicine. Nanostructured smart materials have the special ability to respond to changes in the cell microenvironment, allowing for robust, biocompatible and rapidly adaptable, therapeutic and restorative action against a range of ailments. These materials are thus ideal candidates for use in tissue engineering and cancer therapy due to the varying nature of the cell microenvironment between persons, tissues and cancers. This book covers the design, synthesis, unique properties and application of smart biomaterials in these two key topic areas of tissue engineering and cancer therapeutics. - Presents an overview of how smart biomaterials respond to changes in physiological factors and exogeneous stimuli and their impact in modern medicine - Provides readers with the basis for designing, processing and characterizing advanced smart biomaterials - Guides the reader through the mechanisms of tissue repair and cancer therapeutics by exploring the most relevant features of smart nanostructured materials

Table of contents

• New Trends in Smart Nanostructured Biomaterials in Health Sciences
• Chapter 1 Smart drug delivery nanostructured systems for cancer therapy
• Chapter 2 Dendrimers and dendrimer-based nano-objects for oncology applications
• Chapter 3 Recent advances in tumors-on-chips
• Chapter 4 Application of smart materials in biosensors for cancer diagnosis
• Chapter 5 Direct laser biofabrication of scaffolds for neural tissue engineering
• Chapter 6 Smart biomaterials and constructs for Bone tissue regeneration
• Chapter 7 Smart biomaterials for skin tissue engineering and health monitoring
• Chapter 8 Smart biomaterials and constructs for cardiac tissue regeneration
• Chapter 9 The fate of stem cells within smart biomaterials and constructs
• Chapter 10 4D printing for tissue engineering of smart constructs
• Chapter 11 Bioactive glass nanofibers: synthesis and applications
• Chapter 12 Graphene: an ally for antibacterial biomaterials
• Index