Nanostructured Materials for Biomedical Applications

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English | 2024 | PDF | 17 MB | 479 Pages

Raji Vijayamma, Nandakumar Kalarikkal, Sabu Thomas, 0323908381, 032390839X, 9780323908399, 978-0323908399, B0D7M8ZHL9, 9780323908382, 978-0323908382, 978-0-323-90838-2

Nanostructured Materials for Biomedical Applications highlights progress, challenges and opportunities in nanomedicine and discusses novel engineering approaches of nanostructured materials that are useful in various biomedical applications. The book provides a comprehensive review of the state-of-the-art in bio-nanotechnology, with an emphasis on diverse biomedical applications, such as in drug delivery, bioimaging, hyperthermia and targeted cancer therapy. Users will find this to be a broad introductory reference for anyone new to the field or those who wish to gain a thorough overview of nanostructured materials in the context of biomedical applications.

The breadth of this book will appeal to an interdisciplinary audience, including materials scientists, pharmaceutical scientists and biomedical engineers.

• Covers a range of nanomaterial types, including metal nanoparticles, luminescent nanoparticles, cubosomes, smart nanostructures, and much more
• Reviews the diverse applications of nanomaterials in biomedicine, such as in theranostics, biosensing, cancer therapy, drug delivery and tissue engineering
• Provides a concise, introductory reference for those new to the fields of bionanomaterials and bio-nanotechnology