Nanofiber Composites for Biomedical Applications

• Autore: Ramalingam Murugan
• Pubblicazione: Cambridge : , : Elsevier Science & Technology, , 2017; ©2017
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (566 pages)
• Disciplina: 610.28/4; 610.28
• Soggetto topico: Nanobiotechnology; Nanocomposites (Materials); Nanostructured materials; Nanofibers; Biomedical materials
• Altri autori: RamakrishnaSeeram
• Nota di contenuto: Machine generated contents note: ; pt. I Introduction to nanofiber composites -- ; 1. Introduction to nanofiber composites / S. Ramakrishna -- ; 1.1. Introduction -- ; 1.2. Classification of nanofiber composites -- ; 1.3. Properties of nanofiber composites -- ; 1.4. Fabrication methods of nanofiber composites -- ; 1.5. Characterization techniques of nanofiber composites -- ; 1.6. Biomedical applications of nanofiber composites -- ; 1.7. Clinical translational aspects of nanofiber composites -- ; 1.8. Commercial aspects of nanofiber composites -- ; 1.9. Concluding remarks -- References -- ; pt. II Classification of nanofiber composites -- ; 2. Ceramic nanofiber composites / M. Ramalingam -- ; 2.1. Introduction -- ; 2.2. Types of ceramic nanofiber composite -- ; 2.3. Properties of ceramic nanofiber composite -- ; 2.4. Fabrication methods -- ; 2.5. Biomedical applications of ceramic nanofiber composite -- ; 2.6. Concluding remarks -- References -- ; 3. Polymer nanofiber composites / Y.-W. Mai -- ; 3.1. Introduction -- ; 3.2. Nanofiber composites using electrospinning -- ; 3.3. Modified electrospinning setup for scaffold design -- ; 3.4. Biofunctionalization of fibrous scaffolds -- ; 3.5. Application of nanofiber composites -- ; 3.6. Future perspectives of polymer nanofiber -- Acknowledgments -- References -- ; 4. Metallic nanofiber composites / G. Manivasagam -- ; 4.1. Introduction -- ; 4.2. Technological aspect -- ; 4.3. Metallic nanofiber composite applications in bio-medical and health care -- ; 4.4. Conclusions and future perspectives -- References -- ; pt. III Properties of nanofiber composites -- ; 5. Physicochemical characterization of nanofiber composites / F. Yang -- ; 5.1. Introduction -- ; 5.2. Physicochemical characterization at molecular level -- ; 5.3. Physicochemical characterization at surface level -- ; 5.4. Physicochemical characterization at materials level -- ; 5.5. Conclusion -- References -- ; 6. Mechanical characterization of nanofiber composites / M. Ramalingam -- ; 6.1. Introduction -- ; 6.2. Nanotechnology and biomedicine -- ; 6.3. Tissue engineering -- ; 6.4. Scaffolds for tissue engineering -- ; 6.5. Electrospinning -- ; 6.6. Mechanical properties of nanofibers: case studies -- ; 6.7. Conclusion and future direction -- Acknowledgment -- References -- ; 7. Biological characterization of nanofiber composites / D. Sachdev -- ; 7.1. Introduction -- ; 7.2. Morphological characterization of nano fibers -- ; 7.3. Biomedical applications implicated characterization -- ; 7.4. Cell nanofiber scaffold interactive characterization -- ; 7.5. Concluding remarks -- References -- ; pt. IV Biomedical Applications of Nanofiber Composites -- ; 8. Nanofiber composites in drug delivery / S. Ramakrishna -- ; 8.1. Introduction -- ; 8.2. Implications of nanofiber-based DDS in health care -- ; 8.3. Composite nanofibers for drug delivery -- ; 8.4. Applications of composite nanofibers as DDS -- ; 8.5. Future prospects -- ; 8.6. Concluding remarks -- References -- ; 9. Nanofiber composites in biomolecular delivery / M. Ramalingam -- ; 9.1. Introduction -- ; 9.2. Importance of biomolecules in biomedical applications -- ; 9.3. Composite nanofibers for biomolecular delivery -- ; 9.4. Release strategy of biomolecules from composite nanofiber scaffolds -- ; 9.5. Applications of composite nanofibers for biomolecular delivery -- ; 9.6. Preclinical status -- ; 9.7. Concluding remarks -- References -- ; 10. Nanofiber composites in gene delivery / M. Ramalingam -- ; 10.1. Introduction -- ; 10.2. Nanofiber composites-mediated gene delivery -- ; 10.3. Fabrication methods -- ; 10.4. Characterization techniques -- ; 10.5. Classification -- ; 10.6. Pharmacology and kinetics: gene delivery -- ; 10.7. Current status -- ; 10.8. Conclusion -- References -- ; 11. Nanofiber composites in skin tissue engineering / L. Rajamani -- ; 11.1. Introduction -- ; 11.2. Skin morphology -- ; 11.3. Skin disorders -- ; 11.4. Wound healing process -- ; 11.5. Types of skin grafts and skin substitutes -- ; 11.6. Tissue engineering -- ; 11.7. Composite Nanofibrous Mats -- ; 11.8. Impact of nanofibers in skin regeneration process -- ; 11.9. Conclusion -- Acknowledgment -- References -- ; 12. Nanofiber composites in bone tissue engineering / A.R. Boccaccini -- ; 12.1. Introduction -- ; 12.2. Topic overview -- ; 12.3. Rationale for the selection of the inorganic phase for bone tissue engineering applications -- ; 12.4. Electrospinning and its integration with other scaffold fabrication techniques for bone tissue engineering -- ; 12.5. Three dimensional nanofibrous structures for bone tissue engineering -- ; 12.6. Functionalized nanofiber composites -- ; 12.7. In vivo applications of nanofiber composites for bone tissue regeneration -- ; 12.8. Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- ; 13. Nanofiber composites in cartilage tissue engineering / M. Ramalingam -- ; 13.1. Introduction -- ; 13.2. Microstructure of cartilage tissue -- ; 13.3. Composite nanofiber for cartilage regeneration -- ; 13.4. Biological relevance of composite nanofiber in cartilage regeneration -- ; 13.5. Future directions and perspectives -- References -- ; 14. Nanofiber composites in tendon tissue engineering / H. EI-Hamshary -- ; 14.1. Introduction -- ; 14.2. Different topological structure of nanofiber for tendon tissue regeneration -- ; 14.3. Development of three-dimensional scaffolds for tendon tissue engineering -- ; 14.4. Mechanical simulation of scaffold constructs for tendon tissue remodeling -- ; 14.5. Growth factors and stem cells strategies incorporated with nanofibers in tendon tissue engineering -- ; 14.6. Conclusion -- References -- ; 15. Nanofiber composites in skeletal muscle tissue engineering / J.P. Beier -- ; 15.1. Introduction -- ; 15.2. Skeletal muscle anatomy -- ; 15.3. Tissue engineering of skeletal muscle -- ; 15.4. Three-dimensional matrices for skeletal muscle tissue engineering -- ; 15.5. Polymeric Materials for electrospun nanofibers -- ; 15.6. Mechanical and electrical stimulation of engineered skeletal muscle -- ; 15.7. Vascularization and in vivo generation of 3D muscle constructs -- ; 15.8. Future aspects -- ; 15.9. Conclusion -- References -- ; 16. Nanofiber composites in neural tissue engineering / H. EI-Hamshary -- ; 16.1. Introduction -- ; 16.2. Composite nanofiber NGC -- ; 16.3. Nanofiber NGC with regular structure -- ; 16.4. Growth factor incorporated into nanofiber NTE scaffold -- ; 16.5. Conductive nanofiber NGC and electrical simulation for NTE -- ; 16.6. Conclusion -- References -- ; 17. Nanofiber composites in cardiac tissue engineering / D.K. Srinivasan -- ; 17.1. Introduction -- ; 17.2. Cardiac structure -- ; 17.3. Cardiac tissue remodeling -- ; 17.4. Cardiac tissue engineering -- ; 17.5. Fibrous scaffolds for building of cardiac tissue -- ; 17.6. Challenges and future trends in cardiac tissue engineering -- ; 17.7. Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- ; 18. Nanofiber composites in vascular tissue engineering / T. Shinoka -- ; 18.1. Introduction -- ; 18.2. Arterial TEVG -- ; 18.3. Electrospun nanofibers for arterial TEVG -- ; 18.4. Prevention of thrombosis, stenosis and calcification in arterial TEVG -- ; 18.5. Current clinical status of TEVG -- ; 18.6. Summary and perspectives for the future -- ; 18.7. Conclusion -- References -- ; 19. Nanofiber composites in blood vessel tissue engineering / S. Ahadian -- ; 19.1. Introduction -- ; 19.2. Natural/synthetic nanofiber composites -- ; 19.3. Synthetic/synthetic nanofiber composites -- ; 19.4. Conclusion and future perspectives -- References -- ; 20. Clinical/preclinical aspects of nanofiber composites / M. Ramalingam -- ; 20.1. Introduction -- ; 20.2. Status of clinically relevant biomaterials -- ; 20.3. Clinical and preclinical applications of nanofiber composite materials -- ; 20.4. Conclusions and future remarks -- Acknowledgements -- References.
• Titolo autorizzato: Nanofiber Composites for Biomedical Applications
• ISBN: 0-08-100208-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910583053503321
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