Overview
Explains the latest developments in applying nanomaterials to medical treatment
Includes applications in cardiac surgery, bone, eye, nerve, and skin diseases as well as in biomedical devices
Is the only book to focus on the properties of materials themselves and their efficacy in clinical situations
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Front Matter
Keywords
About this book
Combining the expertise of clinical researchers working in the field of tissue engineering and novel materials, the book explores the main topics regarding the characterization of materials, specific organ-oriented biomaterials and their applications, as well as regulations and safety. Further, it also examines recent advances, difficulties, and clinical requirements in terms of human bone, cornea, heart, skin and the nervous system, allowing readers to gain a clear and comprehensive understanding of current nanomaterial use in biomedical applications and devices, together with the challenges and future trends.
This book is a valuable tool for multidisciplinary scientists and experts interested in fundamental concepts and synthetic routes for preparing nanomaterials. It is also of interest to students and researchers involved in cross-disciplinary research in nanomaterials for clinical applications and offers practical insights for clinicians as well as engineers and materials scientists working in nanoengineering.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Manuel Ahumada, Ph.D. is Principal Investigator at the Center for Applied Nanotechnology (CNAP) and an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Sciences at the Universidad Mayor. In 2011, he received his B.Sc. in Chemistry at the Universidad de Santiago de Chile exploring the diffusion of solutes throughout the lipid bilayer. He obtained his Ph.D. in Chemistry in 2016 at the same institution, going more rooted in the study of phenomena’s that modify the diffusion throughout the bilayer. In the same year, he moved to Ottawa (ON, Canada) as a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute, designing and developing bionanomaterials. In 2018, he joined as a postdoctoral fellow at the Wellman Center for Photomedicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School (Boston, MA, United States) working on tissue bioengineering. Dr. Ahumada has published multiple peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, participated in international conferences and honored with several national and international prizes, scholarships, and research funding.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Nanoengineering Materials for Biomedical Uses
Editors: Emilio I. Alarcon, Manuel Ahumada
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-31261-9
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Chemistry and Materials Science, Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-31260-2Published: 13 November 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-31263-3Published: 13 November 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-31261-9Published: 02 November 2019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 208
Topics: Biomaterials, Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering, Regenerative Medicine/Tissue Engineering, Surgery, Materials Engineering