Engineering applications of bio-materials

This book addresses the need for a technical guided thought on production, consumption, and waste management of plastic and polymers in the African continent.

This essential volume explores a variety of tools and protocols of structure-based (homology modeling, molecular docking, molecular dynamics, protein-protein interaction network) and ligand-based (pharmacophore mapping, quantitative structure-activity relationships or QSARs) drug design for ranking and prioritization of candidate molecules in search of effective treatment strategy against coronaviruses.

This thesis reports on essential advances in the design, synthesis and biomedical applications of multifunctional Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles (MSNs).

The concept of 'biomineralization' signifies mineralization processes that take place in close association with organic molecules or matrices.

This book describes the development of three dimensional electroactive fibres using a novel coaxial wet-spinning approach from organic conductors in combination with non-conducting hydrogel polymers.

This volume presents the proceedings of the Brazilian Congress on Biomedical Engineering (CBEB 2018).

Research and new tools in biomaterials development by using peptides are currently growing, as more functional and versatile building blocks are used to design a host of functional biomaterials via chemical modifications for health care applications.

Designing Successful Products with Plastics: Fundamentals of Plastic Part Design 2e provides expert insight into design considerations required to bring a concept product or part through design and ready-for-production.

This contributed volume covers all fundamental principles for researchers and professionals interested in the field of Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering, an interdisciplinary field of research with contributions from biomedical scientists, engineers, and physicians.

This book examines the most novel and state-of-the-art applications of biomaterials, with chapters that exemplify approaches with targeted drug delivery, diabetes, neurodegenerative diseases and cranioplasty implants.

In recent years, numerous scientific investigations have studied the anatomical, biomechanical and functional role of structures involved in the human knee joint.

This book showcases the diverse strategies used by invertebrate organisms to enhance their structures with metals.

In this book, researchers at the forefront of the field explain the minimum necessary background knowledge and introduce important topics in molecular robotics in an easy-to-understand manner.

This handbook covers both principal and applications aspects of hydroponics.

This book gives a comprehensive overview of the rapidly evolving field of three-dimensional (3D) printing, and its increasing applications in the biomedical domain.

This book provides an overview of the new plant natural product skeletons discovered from 1999 to 2021.

This book is the first publication to widely introduce the contributions of nanoarchitectonics to the development of functional materials and systems.

Carbon nanostructures, namely fullerenes, single and multiwall carbon nanotubes, graphene as well as the most recent graphene quantum dots and carbon nanodots, have experienced a tremendous progress along the last two decades in terms of the knowledge acquired on their chemical and physical properties.

This book will consist of 8 chapters, in which important issues regarding decellularized materials (DMs) will be discussed.

This book describes the development of three dimensional electroactive fibres using a novel coaxial wet-spinning approach from organic conductors in combination with non-conducting hydrogel polymers.

Mechanics of Biological Systems and Materials, Volume 4: Proceedings of the 2013 Annual Conference on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, the fourth volume of eight from the Conference, brings together contributions to this important area of research and engineering.

Environmental concerns regarding continuous use of synthetic dyes saw a revival in the demand for natural dyes as natural dyes exhibit better biodegradability and generally have a higher compatibility with the environment.

This book describes in detail the materials and techniques used by medieval iconographers.

This book discusses recent advances in theoretical-computational studies on the biosynthesis of melanin pigment (melanogenesis).

This book presents the select proceedings of International Conference on Nanotechnology for Sustainable Living and Environment (ICON-NSLE 2022).

This handbook constitutes state-of-the-art research covering topics such as chemical constituents of biomass, their specific properties, characterization and different applications.

This book presents a comprehensive review on the various processing and post-processing methodologies for biodegradable polymers.

The work is a source of modern knowledge on biomineralization, biomimetics and bioinspired materials science with respect to marine invertebrates.

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 explores the fabrication of soft material and biomimetic MEMS sensors, presents a review of MEMS/NEMS energy harvesters and self-powered sensors, and focuses on the recent efforts in developing flexible and wearable piezoelectric nanogenerators.

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This book highlights the evolution of, and novel challenges currently facing, nanomaterials science, nanoengineering, and nanotechnology, and their applications and development in the biological and biomedical fields.

This thesis reports on the development of a fully integrated and automated microsystem consisting of low-cost, disposable plastic chips for DNA extraction and PCR amplification, combined with a reusable glass capillary array electrophoresis chip, which can be employed in a modular-based format for genetic analysis.

Genetic transformation is a key technology, in which genes are transferred from one organism to another in order to improve agronomic traits and ultimately help humans.

This book gathers papers presented at the international workshop PMSDAM'19.

This proceedings volume gathers selected papers presented at the Chinese Materials Conference 2017 (CMC2017), held in Yinchuan City, Ningxia, China, on July 06-12, 2017.

This book provides an introductory and general overview of advances in polymers towards their employment as antimicrobial materials.

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the latest advances in a wide range of biomaterials for the development of smart and advanced functional materials.

This book focuses on important interfacial phenomena, such as interfacial potential and interfacial multi-functionality, responsible for determining the fate of nanoparticles inside the biological milieu.

Renowned experts give all essential aspects of the techniques and applications of graft copolymers based on polysaccharides.

This book presents select proceedings of the International Conference on Polymers for Advanced Technology (APA 2023).

This book describes in full detail the surgical principles and technology of Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA), providing evidence-based data on the biomechanics of the knee joint and biomaterials in arthroplasty.

This book presents a systematic overview of the most relevant nanomaterials and their respective intrinsic properties that have been highly explored by the scientific community and pharmaceutical companies in several different modalities for cancer therapy and bioimaging.

This edited collection deals with the structure-property relationships and biomedical applications of carboxymethyl chitosan derivatives in different fields.

An authoritative and comprehensive reference relevant to all scientists and engineers in the field.

This book presents and discusses recent scientific progress on Cell and Stem Cell Engineering.

This book focuses on nanorobotic agents and stem cells for biomedical applications.

This book is part of a two-part volume book that highlights the latest advances in innovative bioceramics applied in the highly interdisciplinary area referred to as "e;translational medicine"e;.