Engineering applications of bio-materials

This book covers the latest advances, applications, and challenges in orthopedic biomaterials.

Environmental Silicate Nano-Biocomposites focuses on nano-biocomposites, which are obtained by the association of silicates such as bioclays with biopolymers.

This book is a collection of papers presented at the 14th International Conference on the Mechanical Behavior of Materials (ICM-14) held in Santiago, Chile, July 12-14, 2023.

This book presents the advanced theory and application of the combined Computational Fluid Dynamics - Discrete Element Method (CFD-DEM) to multiphase flow simulations of the gas and bio-particulate matter of non-uniformly shaped biomass.

The first volume of the series "e;Carbon-Cyclic Economy"e; presents various policies of recycling carbon in some major countries and the EU.

Biogenic silica is one of the most widespread forms of biogenic mineral.

This book provides an overview of biocomposite chemistry, chemical modifications, characterization and applications in biomedicine, with emphasis on recent advances in the field.

Mechanics Over Micro and Nano Scales covers the recent developments in the fields of mechanics in all forms over micro, meso and nano scales.

This book is a collection of high quality research and review papers submitted to the 1st World Conference on Advanced Materials for Defense (AUXDEFENSE 2018).

This book provides a concerted supply chain perspective for dealing with pandemics on the scale of COVID-19.

This book presents select proceedings of the International Conference on Future Learning Aspects of Mechanical Engineering (FLAME 2020).

This thorough book explores some of the most important methods and concepts affecting the quantitative analysis of the transport, targeting, and disposition of chemicals within cells, which in turn impact the macroscopic pharmacokinetics of chemical agents in the whole organism.

Marine environments represent an underexplored source for numerous biotechnological applications.

This book highlights cutting-edge studies in the development of cell-inspired biomaterials and synthetic materials that manipulate cell functions and provide the next generation with contemporary tools for treating complex human diseases.

This book provides the tools to understand the issues related to bio-based concretes using lime as binder.

Written by the founder of the field of carbon "e;quantum"e; dots (carbon dots) and related technology, this book outlines the principles of carbon dots and presents strong evidence for that small carbon nanoparticles and by extension carbon dots represent the nanoscale carbon allotrope at zero-dimension.

This book provides tabular and text data relating to normal and diseased tissue materials and materials used in medical devices.

This detailed volume explores fibrous proteins widely present in different biological tissues or biological structural materials.

This book has been assembled with the hope of being an authoritative, comprehensive, conceptually sound and highly informative compilation of recent advances describing the concepts of bioengineering in the field of microbiology.

This book provides deep insight into the significance of various forensic techniques underlying the methodical approaches in criminal investigations.

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

Dysfunction of nuclear-cytoplasmic transport systems has been associated with many human diseases.

This book provides an overview of the advances on nanostructured celullose from different obtaining forms: natural plants and bacterial microorganisms.

This second edition includes a collection of antigen production and delivery strategies for vaccine development in veterinary species.

Environmental pollution is a worldwide concern now.

This book offers innovative ideas and solutions from tropical fruits and crops for engineering problems.

William Bateson brought the work of Mendel (and much more) to the attention of the English-speaking world.

This volume contains 29 engrossing chapters contributed by worldwide, leading research groups in the field of chemical biology.

This book examines advanced composites, such as biocomposites, hybrid composites, hybrid biocomposites, and nanocomposites to address the COVID-19 pandemic.

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the state-of-the-art research as well as current challenges and strategies to reconstruct large bone defects employing 3D printing technology.

This book is the ultimate assembly of recent research activities on molecular architectonics and nanoarchitectonics by authors who are worldwide experts.

This book introduces readers to the theory and practice of extrusion bio-printing of scaffolds for tissue engineering applications.

This book introduces a fundamental understanding of orthopedic design for both engineers and medical staff.

This book delves into optics and photonic materials, describing the development of an intelligent all-optical system capable of replicating the functional building blocks of the biological brain.

Mechanics of Biological Systems and Materials, Volume 7: Proceedings of the 2014 Annual Conference on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, the seventh volume of eight from the Conference, brings together contributions to this important area of research and engineering.

Guarding with Cork: A Sustainable Solution for Protection offers a detailed and comprehensive exploration of the numerous protective applications of cork-based materials.

This book presents a major research program on epigenetic mechanisms of cell programming and reprogramming.

This book presents a collection of chapters describing the state of the art on computational modelling and fabrication in tissue engineering.

This book presents select proceedings of the International Conference on Processing and Fabrication of Advanced Materials (PFAM 2023).

This book offers to reader a sound understating of two-dimensional Transition-Metal Dichalcogenides (2D TMDs) materials, detailing their physio-chemical mechanisms and technological applications in various areas such as nanoelectronics and optoelectronics.

This book presents a thorough discussion of the physics, biology, chemistry and medicinal science behind a new and important area of materials science and engineering: polymer nanocomposites.

New fabrication techniques and biomaterials have advanced significantly as attention toward healthcare innovations in recent decades has increased.

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

This book presents a comprehensive review of the latest advances in developing alginate-based biomaterials and derivatives as well as their biomedical and pharmaceutical applications.

In this second volume, various materials such as Magnetic-based biocomposites, wheat bran/straw-based biomaterials, peel-based biomaterials, luffa Based Biomaterials, composite polymeric membranes, rice husk, hydroxyapatite etc for treating textile waste water are highlighted.

This book summarizes the effective reinforcement of scaffolds by means of different kinds of fibers and tubes to meet different needs in the context of tissue repair.

High-fidelity chromosomal DNA replication underpins all life on the planet.

This book gathers the proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Electrical Bioimpedance (ICEBI 2019), held on June 9-14, in Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil.

This book comprehensively and systematically introduces the microstructure characteristics of plant fibers and the manufacturing process, interface characteristics, mechanical behaviors and physical properties of plant fiber reinforced composites, as well as their engineering demonstration applications.