Engineering applications of bio-materials

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

Recent studies have shown that novel processing and modeling techniques may be used to create patient-specific prostheses, artificial tissues, and other implants using data obtained from magnetic resonance imaging, computed tomography, or other imaging techniques.

Nanodiamonds: Applications in Biology and Nanoscale Medicine highlights the translation of nanodiamonds toward clinical relevance and medical applications.

This book on biopolymers offers a comprehensive source for biomaterial professionals.

This book presents the latest development of fibre/ceramic-polymer composites for biocompatible applications, with a special emphasis on the effect of different types of fibre and ceramic fillers on the characteristics of the composites.

This conference proceeding presents selected manuscripts from the EUROMAGH 2020 Conference entitled "e;Sustainability and Biobased Materials on the Road of Bioeconomy"e;.

We have come to know that our ability to survive and grow as a nation to a very large degree depends upon our scientific progress.

"e;Nanomaterials and Nanosystems for Biomedical Applications"e; brings together under a single cover various aspects of functional bioengineered materials and nanostructured biomaterials including commonly used implants and sustained release nanodevices.

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This volume contains research reports presented during the NATO Advanced Research Workshop (ARW) "e;Materials for Application in Medicine and Biology"e; held in Bonn, Germany, from October 4 to 6, 2006 at the center of advanced european studies and research (caesar).

Fullerenes and nanotubes are two classes of carbon structures or allotropes, which were discovered about 17 years ago.

'Soft Matter Under Exogenic Impacts' is fairly unique in supplying a comprehensive presentation of high pressures, negative pressures, random constraints and strong electric field exogenic (external) impacts on various soft matter systems.

Cellulose: Molecular and Structural Biology is an up-to-date treatise on the most advanced and provocative research into the biosynthesis, structure, and applications of Nature's most abundant macromolecule and renewable resource, cellulose.

This volume comprises the proceedings of a NATO Advanced Study Institute (ASI) held at Geilo, Norway, 11-21 April 2005, the eighteenth ASI in a series held every two years since 1971.

In September 2005 a NATO Advanced Research Workshop convened in Kiev to discuss the current state of the art in surface chemistry and nanomaterials research, with a view towards biomedical and environmental applications.

'Biopolymers' are polymeric materials of biological origin, including globular, membrane, and fibrous proteins, polypeptides, nucleic acids, po- saccharides, lipids, etc.

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Biomaterials are produced from biological material and are used for their physical characteristics.

This comprehensive and engaging text, now in an expanded second edition, is meant for advanced undergraduate and graduate students and covers the fundamental relationships between the structure and properties of materials and biological tissues.

Cutting-edge engineering approaches towards modelling lung homeostasis and disease have created dynamic new opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration and unprecedented progress toward understanding and treating lung disease.

This detailed book compiles a series of laboratory protocols covering the most important aspects of R-loop biology.

This detailed volume explores newly-developed methods in PIWI-interacting RNAs (piRNAs) research, methods currently applied to other ncRNAs involved in nuclear regulation which can be used to study piRNAs, and piRNA methods applied in non-classical organisms.

This updated book reflects improvements in a variety of techniques used to study the aptamer field.

This detailed book compiles a series of laboratory protocols covering the most important aspects of R-loop biology.

This volume presents select proceedings of ISAMPE National Conference on Composites (INCCOM-17).

Molecular self-assembly has been exploited by nature for developing the higher functional macromolecular structures of both the genome and proteome.

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Success or failure of biomaterials, whether tissue engineered constructs, joint and dental implants, vascular grafts, or heart valves, depends on molecular-level events that determine subsequent responses of cells and tissues.

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This book presents a multidisciplinary assessment of the state of science in the use of systemic delivery technologies to deliver anti-aging therapeutics now under development.

Biomedical Materials provides a comprehensive discussion of contemporary biomaterials research and development.

Significant progress has been made in the development of neural prostheses to restore human functions and improve the quality of human life.

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Atomistic Modeling of Materials Failure is an introduction to molecular and atomistic modeling techniques applied to solid fracture and deformation.

Calcium phosphate coatings ( 50 mm thick), especially those made with hyd- xyapatite (HA), produced by the plasma-spraying process have been succe- fully used on orthopedic and dental implants to improve fixation of these implants in bone.

The profound transformations occurred in our modern age have been made possible by the unique combination of new technologies.

Collagen: Structure and Mechanics provides a cohesive introduction to this biological macromolecule and its many applications in biomaterials and tissue engineering.

I was delighted when I learned in the fall of 2005 that Steve Cowin was working on a textbook in biomechanics.

Nanocrystalline materials exhibit the outstanding properties and represent a new class of structural materials having a wide range of applications.

Bio-materials and prototyping (both virtual and physical) is becoming more and more prevalent in medicine.

BioNanoFluidic MEMS explains biosensor development fundamentals and initiates an awareness in engineers and scientists who would like to develop and implement novel biosensors for agriculture, biomedicine, home land security, environmental needs, and disease identification.

First published in 1992, this revision of a popular textbook features completely updated coverage.

Bioceramics: Properties, Characterization, and Applications will be a general introduction to the uses of ceramics and glasses in the human body for the purposes of aiding, healing, correcting deformities, and restoring lost function.

The combination of biological elements with electronics is of great interest for many research areas.

Introductory Biomaterials enables undergraduate students in Biomedical, Chemical, Materials and other relevant Engineering disciplines to become familiar with the key concepts of Biomaterials principles: biocompatibility, structure-property-applications relationships, mechanical response of natural tissues, and cellular pathways for tissue-material ingrowth.

Injectable smart hydrogels possess various properties that enable the development of new minimally invasive approaches to avoid problems associated with traditional implants.

This volume details in methods to assess memory B cell formation and function in mice and humans.

This book explores the broad and diverse biological and physiological impacts of established and newly discovered cyclic di-nucleotide second messenger signaling systems, while also providing descriptions of the intriguing biochemical characteristics of multiple turnover enzymes and receptors.