Engineering applications of bio-materials

This book addresses a range of synthesis and characterization techniques that are critical for tailoring and broadening the various aspects of polymer gels, as well as the numerous advantages that polymer gel-based materials offer.

This book addresses the structural and biological properties of dental and peridental tissue structures and covers their mineralization process.

This book highlights recent advances in thin-film photonics, particularly as building blocks of metamaterials and metasurfaces.

Written by an academic and industry insider, this book provides an informed study on polysaccharide structural analysis and characterization.

This volume describes the protocols for fabrication of liposomal drug delivery system, and consists of two parts.

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 volume discusses the vaccine development process and the role delivery concepts contribute to a global goal of effective health outcomes.

This book provides a comprehensive technical and scientific overview of the surface modification of titanium dental implants.

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

This volume in the Cell Biology and Translational Medicine series continues to explore the potential utility of stem cells in regenerative medicine.

This book provides a methodical compilation of deriving composites from the hidden treasure of the aquatic world.

This reference work presents the origins of cells for tissue engineering and regeneration, including primary cells, tissue-specific stem cells, pluripotent stem cells and trans-differentiated or reprogrammed cells.

This book focuses on biomaterials of different forms used for medical implants.

The principal aim of this book is to introduce chemists through a tutorial approach to the use of microwaves by examining several experiments of microwave chemistry and materials processing.

This book discusses the extraction, purification, modification, and processing of biobased materials and their various industrial applications, across biomedical, pharmaceutical, construction, and other industries.

This book provides a holistic compilation on applications of carbon nanostructures, especially in advanced healthcare applications.

This book introduces the reader to important aspects of the nano-hydrogels.

This textbook provides essential knowledge for biomedical product development, including material properties, fabrication processes and design techniques for different applications, as well as process design and optimization.

This book presents the peer-reviewed proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Computational and Bioengineering (CBE 2020) jointly organized in virtual mode by the Department of Computer Science and the Department of BioScience & Sericulture, Sri Padmavati Mahila Visvavidyalayam (Women's University), Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India, during 4-5 December 2020.

This book describes the author's work on the development of sequence-specific DNA binders for the therapy of mitochondrial diseases.

Ribonucleic acid (RNA) is a macromolecule that plays a central role in cell physiology: RNA molecules act as intermediates between the deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), where genetic information is stored, and proteins, which perform the necessary functions within the cell.

This book presents the proceedings of the Annual Congress of the Asia-Pacific Society for Artificial Organs (APSAO) 2023, which focuses on multidisciplinary advances and innovations in the cardiovascular, respiratory, and renal support systems.

This book explores the possibility of using micro/nanostructures formed on the doped ice surface as a novel separation platform.

This book shows how the use of biodegradable plastics in agriculture can have a profound positive impact on plasticulture.

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

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

This book combines fundamental concepts of biochemistry and the dental sciences to provide an authentic, coherent and comprehensive text for dental students.

This volume deals with the various fabrication techniques, surface functionalization and biomedical applications of polymeric fibers possessing different scale and structure.

In today's society researchers are more focused on cleaner materials production for environmental sustainability.

This book collects the state-of-art and new trends in image analysis and biomechanics.

This book presents the select proceedings of the International Conference on Functional Material, Manufacturing and Performances (ICFMMP 2021), and aims to provide a comprehensive and broad-spectrum picture of the state-of-the-art research, development, and commercial prospective of various discoveries conducted in the real-world materials science applications.

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

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 presents current laboratory, scientific and clinical aspects of nanomaterials used for medical applications in the fields of regenerative medicine, dentistry and pharmacy.

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 book provides current and emerging developments in bioprinting with respect to bioprinting technologies, bioinks, applications, and regulatory pathways.

Regenerative medicine is the main field of groundbreaking medical development and therapy using knowledge from developmental and stem cell biology as well as advanced molecular and cellular techniques.

With synthetic implants such as hip joints, heart valves and dental crowns now routinely used in the human body for medical purposes, study of the metals, ceramics and polymers used in these repairs is more important than ever.

This second edition provides a comprehensive discussion of contemporary materials used in biomedical research and development.

This handbook is the first to comprehensively cover nucleic acids from fundamentals to recent advances and applications.

This book describes recent important advancements in nanobiotechnology for biomedical applications as well as explaining fundamentals and examining potential applications in biomedical settings.

This book provides in-depth coverage of smart materials, including electroactive polymers (EAPs), synthetic muscle, pneumatic artificial muscle, soft pneumatics, hydro-muscle, and other cutting-edge transformational smart material technologies.

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).

This book presents a comprehensive, state-of-the-art review of the latest progresses in UHMWPE biomaterials, which has been critical for the performance and longevity of joint implants.

This book presents an overview of arid desert conditions and natural mechanisms for water harvesting from fog and condensation, providing data on various bioinspired surfaces for water collection.

This book provides the latest developments in functional and engineering materials for defence applications.

This edited volume provides insights about the molecular virology, pathoenesis of infection and host responses to varicella-zoster virus, which is a medically important human herpesvirus.