InTech. 2011. 470 p.
These contribution books collect reviews and original articles from eminent experts working in the interdisciplinary arena of biomaterial development and use. From their direct and recent experience, the readers can achieve a wide vision on the new and ongoing potentialities of different synthetic and engineered biomaterials. Contributions were selected not based on a direct market or clinical interest, but on results coming from a very fundamental studies. This too will allow to gain a more general view of what and how the various biomaterials can do and work for, along with the methodologies necessary to design, develop and characterize them, without the restrictions necessary imposed by industrial or profit conces. Biomaterial constructs and supramolecular assemblies have been studied, for example, as drug and protein carriers, tissue scaffolds, or to manage the interactions between artificial devices and the body. In this volume of the biomaterial series have been gathered in particular reviews and papers focusing on the application of new and known macromolecular compounds to nanotechnology and nanomedicine, along with their chemical and mechanical engineering aimed to fit specific biomedical purposes.
Contents
Preface
Biomaterials Processing and Engineering
Bioactive Ceramics as Bone Morphogenetic Proteins Carriers
Collagen- vs. Gelatine-Based Biomaterials and Their Biocompatibility: Review and Perspectives
Hydrogel Scaffolds Contribute to the Osteogenesis and Chondrogenesis in the Small Osteochongral Defects
Development and Applications of Varieties of Bioactive Glass Compositions in Dental Surgery, Third Generation Tissue Engineering, Orthopaedic Surgery and as Drug Delivery System
Elasticity of Spider Dragline Silks Viewed as Nematics: Yielding Induced by Isotropic-Nematic Phase Transition
Application of Low-Temperature Plasma Processes for Biomaterials
Polymer-Based Nanomedicine for Targeted Therapy
?-Free FoF1-ATPase, Nanomachine and Biosensor
PLGA-Alendronate Conjugate as a New Biomaterial to Produce Osteotropic Drug Nanocarriers
Complete Healing of Severe Experimental Osseous Infections Using a Calcium-Deficient Apatite as a Drug-Delivery System
Nanocrystalline Diamond Films: Applications and Advances in Nanomedicine
Transfection of Bone Cells In Vivo Using HA-Ceramic Particles - Histological Study
Magnetite Nanoparticles for Cell Lysis Implanted Into Bone - Histological and TEM Study
New and Classical Materials for Biomedical Use
Polysaccharides as Excipients for Ocular Topical Formulations
Nacre, a Natural Biomaterial
Alumina and Zirconia Ceramic for Orthopaedic and Dental Devices
Natural-Based Polyurethane Biomaterials for Medical Applications
Collagen-Based Drug Delivery Systems for Tissue Engineering
The Use of Biomaterials to Treat Abdominal Heias
Biopolymers as Wound Healing Materials: Challenges and New Strategies
Cellular Systems and Biomaterials for Nerve Regeneration in Neurotmesis Injuries
Extracellular Matrix Adjuvant for Vaccines
These contribution books collect reviews and original articles from eminent experts working in the interdisciplinary arena of biomaterial development and use. From their direct and recent experience, the readers can achieve a wide vision on the new and ongoing potentialities of different synthetic and engineered biomaterials. Contributions were selected not based on a direct market or clinical interest, but on results coming from a very fundamental studies. This too will allow to gain a more general view of what and how the various biomaterials can do and work for, along with the methodologies necessary to design, develop and characterize them, without the restrictions necessary imposed by industrial or profit conces. Biomaterial constructs and supramolecular assemblies have been studied, for example, as drug and protein carriers, tissue scaffolds, or to manage the interactions between artificial devices and the body. In this volume of the biomaterial series have been gathered in particular reviews and papers focusing on the application of new and known macromolecular compounds to nanotechnology and nanomedicine, along with their chemical and mechanical engineering aimed to fit specific biomedical purposes.
Contents
Preface
Biomaterials Processing and Engineering
Bioactive Ceramics as Bone Morphogenetic Proteins Carriers
Collagen- vs. Gelatine-Based Biomaterials and Their Biocompatibility: Review and Perspectives
Hydrogel Scaffolds Contribute to the Osteogenesis and Chondrogenesis in the Small Osteochongral Defects
Development and Applications of Varieties of Bioactive Glass Compositions in Dental Surgery, Third Generation Tissue Engineering, Orthopaedic Surgery and as Drug Delivery System
Elasticity of Spider Dragline Silks Viewed as Nematics: Yielding Induced by Isotropic-Nematic Phase Transition
Application of Low-Temperature Plasma Processes for Biomaterials
Polymer-Based Nanomedicine for Targeted Therapy
?-Free FoF1-ATPase, Nanomachine and Biosensor
PLGA-Alendronate Conjugate as a New Biomaterial to Produce Osteotropic Drug Nanocarriers
Complete Healing of Severe Experimental Osseous Infections Using a Calcium-Deficient Apatite as a Drug-Delivery System
Nanocrystalline Diamond Films: Applications and Advances in Nanomedicine
Transfection of Bone Cells In Vivo Using HA-Ceramic Particles - Histological Study
Magnetite Nanoparticles for Cell Lysis Implanted Into Bone - Histological and TEM Study
New and Classical Materials for Biomedical Use
Polysaccharides as Excipients for Ocular Topical Formulations
Nacre, a Natural Biomaterial
Alumina and Zirconia Ceramic for Orthopaedic and Dental Devices
Natural-Based Polyurethane Biomaterials for Medical Applications
Collagen-Based Drug Delivery Systems for Tissue Engineering
The Use of Biomaterials to Treat Abdominal Heias
Biopolymers as Wound Healing Materials: Challenges and New Strategies
Cellular Systems and Biomaterials for Nerve Regeneration in Neurotmesis Injuries
Extracellular Matrix Adjuvant for Vaccines