Nanoscale Thin Films for Biomedical Applications introduces nano-thin films to the reader, exploring the various methods of thin film fabrication, particularly nanoengineering of composites to ensure specialized properties to suit a range of applications.
A wide selection of key biomedical applications is covered, including tunable drug delivery, wound healing, medical implants and cancer treatment, with an important focus on antimicrobial effects and reduction of infection risk.
This book is a useful reference for those working in materials science, nanobiotechnology, biomedical engineering and microbiology, with an interest in the development and application of nanoscale thin films in biomedicine.
1. Title of Book - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. ii 4. Table of Contents - p. iii 5. Copyright - p. iv 6. List of contributors - p. xiii 7. About the editors - p. xvii 8. Chapter 1. History and development of nanoscale thin films for biomedical applications - p. 1 9. Chapter 2. Characteristics of nanoscale thin films and their unique advantages for biomedical applications - p. 35 10. Chapter 3. Fabrication and characterization of thin film nanocomposites used for medical applications - p. 59 11. Chapter 4. Nanoengineering of thin film composites for tailor-made biomedical applications - p. 89 12. Chapter 5. Nanocomposite thin films for advanced and tunable drug delivery applications - p. 141 13. Chapter 6. Multilayered and nanoencapsulated polymer films for drug delivery - p. 153 14. Chapter 7. Biomedical applications of stimuli responsive nanoscale thin films - p. 175 15. Chapter 8. Bioinspired nanocomposite thin films for medical applications - p. 221 16. Chapter 9. Hemocompatibility and platelet activation by nanoparticle doped thin films - p. 247 17. Chapter 10. Nanoscale thin-film coatings for antimicrobial applications - p. 261 18. Chapter 11. Biomedical applications of nanocomposite thin films with functionalized antibiofilm properties - p. 291 19. Chapter 12. Advances in thin film development for applications in regenerative medicine - p. 335 20. Chapter 13. Ophthalmological applications of nanocomposite thin films - p. 373 21. Chapter 14. Nanocomposite thin films and coatings for orthopedic medicine - p. 401 22. Chapter 15. Nanocomposite thin films and coatings in dentistry - p. 427 23. Chapter 16. Self-assembled nanocomposite films for tissue engineering applications - p. 443 24. Chapter 17. Nanocomposite thin films for cancer treatment and detection - p. 451 25. Chapter 18. Functionalized nanothin films for noninvasive biosensing - p. 479 26. Chapter 19. Advances in stem cell technologies using nanocomposite thin films - p. 511 27. Chapter 20. Toxicological concerns in the commercialization of nanoscale thin films for biomedical applications - p. 541 28. Chapter 21. Future development prospects of biomedical applications of nanoscale thin films - p. 581 29. Index - p. 605
Nanoscale Thin Films for Biomedical Applications introduces nano-thin films to the reader, exploring the various methods of thin film fabrication, particularly nanoengineering of composites to ensure specialized properties to suit a range of applications.
A wide selection of key biomedical applications is covered, including tunable drug delivery, wound healing, medical implants and cancer treatment, with an important focus on antimicrobial effects and reduction of infection risk.
This book is a useful reference for those working in materials science, nanobiotechnology, biomedical engineering and microbiology, with an interest in the development and application of nanoscale thin films in biomedicine.
1. Title of Book - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. ii 4. Table of Contents - p. iii 5. Copyright - p. iv 6. List of contributors - p. xiii 7. About the editors - p. xvii 8. Chapter 1. History and development of nanoscale thin films for biomedical applications - p. 1 9. Chapter 2. Characteristics of nanoscale thin films and their unique advantages for biomedical applications - p. 35 10. Chapter 3. Fabrication and characterization of thin film nanocomposites used for medical applications - p. 59 11. Chapter 4. Nanoengineering of thin film composites for tailor-made biomedical applications - p. 89 12. Chapter 5. Nanocomposite thin films for advanced and tunable drug delivery applications - p. 141 13. Chapter 6. Multilayered and nanoencapsulated polymer films for drug delivery - p. 153 14. Chapter 7. Biomedical applications of stimuli responsive nanoscale thin films - p. 175 15. Chapter 8. Bioinspired nanocomposite thin films for medical applications - p. 221 16. Chapter 9. Hemocompatibility and platelet activation by nanoparticle doped thin films - p. 247 17. Chapter 10. Nanoscale thin-film coatings for antimicrobial applications - p. 261 18. Chapter 11. Biomedical applications of nanocomposite thin films with functionalized antibiofilm properties - p. 291 19. Chapter 12. Advances in thin film development for applications in regenerative medicine - p. 335 20. Chapter 13. Ophthalmological applications of nanocomposite thin films - p. 373 21. Chapter 14. Nanocomposite thin films and coatings for orthopedic medicine - p. 401 22. Chapter 15. Nanocomposite thin films and coatings in dentistry - p. 427 23. Chapter 16. Self-assembled nanocomposite films for tissue engineering applications - p. 443 24. Chapter 17. Nanocomposite thin films for cancer treatment and detection - p. 451 25. Chapter 18. Functionalized nanothin films for noninvasive biosensing - p. 479 26. Chapter 19. Advances in stem cell technologies using nanocomposite thin films - p. 511 27. Chapter 20. Toxicological concerns in the commercialization of nanoscale thin films for biomedical applications - p. 541 28. Chapter 21. Future development prospects of biomedical applications of nanoscale thin films - p. 581 29. Index - p. 605
