This book covers nanomaterials in tissue engineering for regenerative therapies of heart, skin, eye, skeletal muscle, and the nervous system. The book emphasizes fundamental design concepts and emerging forms of nanomaterials in soft- and hard-tissue engineering.
FEATURES
- Fills a gap in the literature related to the application of nanomaterials in hard- and soft-tissue regeneration, repair, and restructure
- Discusses a variety of applications, including cardiac, kidney, liver, bone, wound healing, artificial organs, and dental
- Presents advantages and limitations of various nanomaterials alongside future challenges
Functional Nanomaterials for Regenerative Tissue Medicines
is essential for academics and industry professionals working in tissue engineering, biomedicine, biopharmaceuticals, and nanotechnology. It is primarily intended for materials researchers (to develop the platforms related to tissue regeneration) as well as clinicians (to learn and apply nanomaterials in their practice) and industrial scientists (to develop commercial blood substitute products).
This book covers nanomaterials in tissue engineering for regenerative therapies of heart, skin, eye, skeletal muscle, and the nervous system. It emphasizes fundamental design concepts and emerging forms of nanomaterials in soft and hard tissue engineering.
1. Nanomaterials into Biological System Interactions: State of the Art
2. Nanoengineered Biomaterials for Tissue Regeneration: Properties Overview
3. Patterning Nanomaterials for the Delivery of Growth Factors for Tissue Repair/Regeneration
4. Natural and Synthetic Tissue Regenerative Materials
5. Peptide-Based Functional Nanomaterials for Soft-Tissue Repair
6. Scaffold Nanomaterial for Cardiac Tissue Regeneration
7. Nanomaterial for Kidney Disease Management
8. Materials for Liver Regeneration, Liver-Cell Targeting, and Normal Liver Tissue Care
9. Hydroxyapatite-Based Nanomaterials for Bone Tissue Regeneration
10. Polymeric Biomaterials for Bone Tissue Repair and Regeneration
11. Nanotherapeutics for Enhancing Burn Wound Healing
12. Nanomedicinal Materials for Diabetic Wound Healing and Tissue Regeneration
13. Novel Biologicals and Technological Platforms for Dental Clinical Use
14. Surgical Nanomaterials for Spinal Deformities: Design of Materials and Their Investigations
15. Future Directions of Nanomaterials in Artificial Organ Transplantation
Mariappan Rajan is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Natural Products Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Madurai Kamaraj University, India. He is an experienced researcher and is mainly interested in developing biodegradable polymeric nanocarrier systems, nanohydrogels, nanoparticles, nanocomposite scaffolds, bioceramic materials, and mineral substituted scaffolds for drug delivery, tissue engineering, spinal cord regeneration, and wound dressing applications. Rajan has published more than 100 peer-reviewed publications, twelve book chapters, and four edited books. He has multiple editorial duties in many reputed international journals.
