Engineering applications of bio-materials

Regenerative medicine is the main field ofgroundbreaking medical development and therapy using knowledge from developmental andstem cell biology, as well as advancedmolecular and cellular techniques.

This book presents an overview of the ways in which the latest experimental and theoretical nanotechnologies are serving the fields of biotechnology, medicine, and biomaterials.

Silk proteins show excellent biocompatibility, controllable biodegradability and non-immunogenicity, and as such are studied extensively worldwide for biomedical applications.

This volume presents the proceedings of the 16th ICMBE held from 4th to 7th December 2016, Singapore.

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This book subtly presents the Peste des Petits Ruminants Virus (PPRV), a morbillivirus closely related to rinderpest virus, that decimates sheep and goats along with those of other susceptible domestic ruminants and many wildlife species.

Nanorobotics and Nanodiagnostics in Integrative Biology and Biomedicine "e;Nanorobotics and nanodiagnostics"e; can be defined as a new generation of biohybrid and nanorobotics that translate fundamental biological principles into engineering design rules, or integrative living components into synthetic structures to create biorobots and nanodiagnotics that perform like natural systems.

This book reviews drug delivery systems as mechanisms to introduce therapeutic agents into the body to help or improve tissue function, and   examines different drug delivery systems applied in various organs.

This book presents a widespread description of the synthesis and characterization of biomass-based carbon nanostructures.

This book offers readers a valuable overview of recent advances in biomedical engineering, as applied to the modern dentistry.

This book investigates the latest developments in supramolecular assembly systems for mimicking biological structures and functions.

This book explores new possibilities in the domain of abrasive waterjet machining (AWJM) of composites and polymers.

This book highlights some aspects of processing, microstructure, and properties of materials in fibrous form, or from fibers, with wide applications for textile-oriented and technically oriented advanced products.

This book gives an overview of the existing self-healing nanotextured vascular approaches.

This book explores vegetable fiber composite as an eco-friendly, biodegradable, and sustainable material that has many potential industrial applications.

This book describes the state-of-the-art use of biological insulating liquids in detail.

Tissue engineering is a multidisciplinary field incorporating the principles of biology, chemistry, engineering, and medicine to create biological substitutes of native tissues for scientific research or clinical use.

Transcription factors are the molecules that the cell uses to interpret the genome: they possess sequence-specific DNA-binding activity, and either directly or indirectly influence the transcription of genes.

This handbook presents the current state-of-knowledge in the area of epoxy fiber composites.

This volume provides basic and advanced protocols on somatic cell nuclear transfer, induced pluripotent stem cells, and direct reprogramming of somatic cells into different functional cells.

This book covers the clinical application of nano-biomaterials in hard tissue repair and regeneration which are materials designed to interact with biological systems to restore and regenerate damaged tissues.

This book is written for those who would like to advance their knowledge beyond an introductory level of biomaterials or materials science and engineering.

This book discusses the current biomaterials used for dental applications and the basic sciences underpinning their application.

This book coherently presents the advances in technological principles, processes, and methods of Additive Manufacturing (AM), Augmented reality (AR), and Internet of things (IoT) in biomedical technology.

This book gives insight into several aspects of the microbiology, biotechnology, and ecosystem sustainability of special and under-explored regions, that captivate human beings by their natural richness, their extensive biodiversity, the extraordinary forms of adaptation of the living beings that they inhabit, and even that keep living secrets as is the very origin of life.

This book focuses on the use of bio-inspired and biomimetic methods for the fabrication and activation of nanomaterials.

This volume focuses on mitochondrial RNA metabolism, emphasizing recent discoveries and technological advances in this fast moving area that increase our understanding of mitochondrial gene function.

This book narrates the development of various biomimetic microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) sensors, such as pressure, flow, acceleration, chemical, and tactile sensors, that are inspired by sensing phenomena that exist in marine life.

This book addresses conventional treatments of bone diseases.

This book covers the most recent developments in the field of osteochondral tissue engineering (OCTE) and covers in detail the concepts and current challenges for bone and cartilage repair and regeneration.

This book presents an in-depth exploration of complex metal oxides, focusing on their applications in photocatalysis and biomedical materials.

In this book, a summary and update of the most important areas of cell-penetrating peptides (CPP) research are presented, while raising relevant questions for further development.

This book reviews the most recent developments in the field of osteochondral tissue engineering (OCTE) and presents challenges and strategies being developed that face not only bone and cartilage regeneration, but also establish osteochondral interface formation in order to translate it into a clinical setting.

This book presents the proceedings of the International Workshop on Engineering Methodologies for Medicine and Sports (EMMS), held in Rome, Italy on February 7-9, 2024.

Benefitting from phytochemicals in medicinal plants has lately gained increasingly more global relevance.

This book comprehensively summarizes important aspects of research in the active field of lignocellulosic (polymer) composites, including polymer materials from or containing cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin.

This book presents cutting-edge research and developments in the field of medical and biological engineering.

Hydrogels are networks of polymer chains which can produce a colloidal gel containing over 99 per cent water.

Nanorobots can be defined as intelligent systems with overall dimensions at or below the micrometer range that are made of assemblies of nanoscale components with individual dimensions ranging between 1 to 100 nm.

This thesis presents various applications of graphene-based nanomaterials, especially in biomedicine.

This volume details applications, methods, and protocols on nucleic acid amplification.

This book summarizes the NATO Advanced Research Workshop (ARW) on "e;Nanoengineered Systems for Regenerative Medicine"e; that was organized under the auspices of the NATO Security through Science Program.

The ability to modulate the body's immune system can greatly assist the treatment of diseases and repair of injured tissues.

Nanotechnology has shown great potential to alleviate increasing pressure to meet food needs for our increasing human population, Novel agricultural innovations are required to enhance the health of edible crops and per unit area yield without impacting the associated environment in a negative way.

This book is intended to shed light on the computational modeling and experimental techniques that are used in the characterization of various polymer based composite materials.

This book highlights recent advances focusing on the synthesis methods of engineered biomaterials and their applications.

Benefitting from phytochemicals in medicinal plants has lately gained increasingly more global relevance.

This volume describes the state-of-knowledge in the study of the relationships between mechanical loading states in tissues and common pathophysiologies related to increase in mass of adipose tissues and/or hyperglycemia which eventually lead to obesity, diabetes, insulin resistance, hyperlipidemia, metabolic inflammations, certain types of cancer and other related diseases.

With the need to combat emerging infectious diseases, research around antimicrobial biomaterials and their applications is booming.

This book explores the use of various plant polysaccharides for pharmaceutical purposes, including drug delivery.