Functional marine biomaterials : properties and applications / / edited by Se-Kwon Kim

• Pubblicazione: Amsterdam : , : Elsevier, , [2015]; ©2015
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (169 p.)
• Disciplina: 620.115
• Soggetto topico: Marine biotechnology; Biomedical materials; Aquaculture industry; Biochemical engineering
• Persona (resp. second.): KimSe-Kwon
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Cover; Functional Marine Biomaterials: Properties and Applications; Copyright; Contents; List of contributors; Woodhead Publishing Series in Biomaterials; Part One: Introduction to marine biomaterials ; Chapter 1: Discovery and development of marine biomaterials; 1.1. Introduction; 1.2. Marine environment; 1.2.1. Evolution; 1.2.2. Biomimicry; 1.3. Growing biomaterials with living cells; 1.3.1. Embryology; 1.4. Tissue engineering; 1.4.1. Natural skeletons; 1.4.2. Scaffolding development; 1.4.3. Sponge skeletons; 1.5. Learning crystallography from sea urchin ; 1.5.1. Amorphous hydroxyapatite to crystalline nanoplatelet formation1.6. Nacre; 1.7. Echinoderm skeletal elements; 1.7.1. Coral skeletons; 1.8. Drug delivery and marine structures; 1.8.1. Foraminifera: template-mediated delivery; 1.9. Marine structures and stem cell regulation; 1.10. Concluding remarks; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 2: Properties and applications of biosilica enzymatically synthesized by aquatic/marine sponges; 2.1. Introduction; 2.2. Silicatein-based siliceous spicule formation; 2.2.1. Silicatein; 2.3. Spiculogenesis; 2.3.1. Radial growth (Figure 2.3) ; 2.3.2. Longitudinal growth (Figure 2.4)2.4. Biosilica: The enzymatically formed scaffold of siliceous sponge spicules; 2.5. Self-healing property of silicatein embedded in spicules; 2.6. Biosilica: The osteogenic bioinorganic polymer; 2.7. Future design of novel bio-inspired, silica-based materials; Acknowledgments; References; Part Two: Applications of marine products in tissue engineering ; Chapter 3: Bone tissue engineering using functional marine biomaterials; 3.1. Introduction; 3.2. Bone structure; 3.3. Marine-derived biomaterials for bone tissue engineering; 3.3.1. Chitosan ; 3.3.2. Hydroxyapatite3.3.3. Collagen; 3.4. Recommendations and conclusion; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 4: Cardiovascular tissue engineering using functional marine biomaterials; 4.1. Introduction; 4.2. Characteristics of cardiovascular implantable grafts; 4.2.1. Structural and safety requirements; 4.3. Current options, their advantages, and disadvantages; 4.4. Tuna cornea; 4.5. Tuna cornea application to cardiac valves; 4.6. Potential future trends; References; Chapter 5: Skin tissue engineering using functional marine biomaterials; 5.1. Introduction ; 5.2. An overview of the major advances in skin tissue engineering strategies5.2.1. Key targets for optimum skin repair; 5.2.2. Skin substitutes with synthetic or natural biomaterials; 5.2.2.1. Synthetic constructs; 5.2.2.2. Natural or biological constructs; 5.2.3. Skin substitutes with biological or functional components; 5.2.3.1. Cell-based constructs; 5.2.3.2. Cytokine- and/or growth factor- and antimicrobial-based constructs; 5.2.3.3. GAG-based constructs; 5.3. A new generation of skin substitutes with marine products; 5.3.1. Skin substitutes with marine products ; 5.3.1.1. Collagen-, gelatin-, and/or elastin-based constructs
• Sommario/riassunto: Functional Marine Biomaterials: Properties and Applications provides readers with the latest information on the diverse marine environment as a resource for many new substances, including biopolymers, bioceramics, and biominerals. As recent advances and funding has enabled scientists to begin harnessing many of these materials for biomedical applications from drug delivery to bone tissue engineering and biosensors, this important new text provides readers with a comprehensive review of these materials and their functional applications in the biomedical field. Chapters discuss the proper
• Titolo autorizzato: Functional marine biomaterials
• ISBN: 1-78242-094-0; 1-78242-086-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910797375603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Woodhead Publishing series in biomaterials ; ; no. 100.