Vincenzini / De Rossi Biomedical Applications of Smart Materials

Erscheinungsjahr 2008
ISBN: 978-3-03813-228-8
Verlag: Trans Tech Publications
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 0 - No protection

E-Book, Englisch, 280 Seiten

A collection of 42 peer-reviewed papers which, together, represent an authoritative survey of “Biomedical Applications of Smart Materials”. The papers are grouped under the headings: chapter 1: Advances in smart materials synthesis and functionality; chapter 2: Enabling tools; chapter 3: Medical diagnostic applications; chapter 4: Regenerative medicine and tissue engineering; chapter 5: New therapeutics and intelligent delivery systems; chapter 6: Mini / micro implantable devices; chapter 7: Medical applications of shape memory materials and smart textiles. This special volume has also been published online in the series, “Advances in Science and Technology” Vol. 57.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Vincenzini, Pietro

De Rossi, Danilo

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Maschinenbau | Werkstoffkunde Technische Mechanik | Werkstoffkunde

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Committees
Preface
CHAPTER 1: ADVANCES IN SMART MATERIALS SYNTHESIS AND FUNCTIONALITY
Self-Oscillating Gel as Smart Materials
Bioinspired Polymer Surfaces for Nanodevices and Nanomedicine
Smart Hydrogels that Respond to Target Biomolecules
Encouraging Nature with Ceramics: The Roles of Surface Roughness and Physio-Chemistry on Cell Response to Substituted Apatites
Synthesis of Bioactive Hydroxyapatite-Zirconia Toughened Composites for Bone Replacement

Photoluminescence Response and Particle Size Control of CdSe Quantum Dots by Wet Chemical Synthesis for Biomedical Applications
Purification, Dispersion and Biofunctionalization of Singlewall Carbon Nanotubes
CHAPTER 2: ENABLING TOOLS
Biomedical Applications of Micro-Nano-Technologies
Microsystems for Blood Cell Counting
The Effect of Magnetic Field on Magnetotactic Bacteria Behaviors
Low Voltage Microgripper for Single Cell Manipulation
Simulation of Water Flow in a Coated Nano Pore by a Molecular Dynamics
CHAPTER 3: MEDICAL DIAGNOSTIC APPLICATIONS
Wearable Biosensors for Monitoring Wound Healing
Intelligent Wearable Systems Achievements, Challenges and Perspectives
Artificial Control of the Bacterial Cell-to-Cell Communication with Autoinducer Recognition Gel
Ultrasonic Transducer Based on ß-PVDF for Fluidic Microagitation in a Lab-on-a-Chip Device
Fabrication of a Microfluidic Device for the Detection of a Specific Biomolecule
Thin Film Microsensor for Electrical and Optical Blood Diagnostics
CHAPTER 4: REGENERATIVE MEDICINE AND TISSUE ENGINEERING

Novel Nitrogen Rich Polymers and Chitosan for Tissue Engineering of Intervertebral Discs
Electrospun Nanofibre Membranes as Wound Dressing Materials
Fabrication of Titanium Fiber Scaffold for Biomaterial Use
Fabrication of a-TCP, HAp Functionally Graded Porous Beads
Addition of Surface Function to Zirconia for Biomaterial Use
CHAPTER 5: NEW THERAPEUTICS AND INTELLIGENT DELIVER SYSTEMS
Supramolecular Approach to Gene Delivery
A New Drug Vehicle - Lipid Coated Biodegradable Nanoparticles
Base Invaders. Coupling Experiments and Multiscale Modeling of Dendrimer-Based siRNA Delivery Agents
Trastuzumab Decorated Nanoparticles for Targeted Chemotherapy of Breast Cancer
Inhibition of Alzheimer Amyloid Aggregation with Sulfate Glycopolymers
Electrical Field Responsive Polypyrole in Poly(Acrylic Acid) Hydrogel for Transdermal Drug Delivery
Preparation and Characterization of Highly Water Soluble Drug Loaded PLA Microcapsules
Effect of Electric Field Strength on the Diffusion of Salicylic Acid through Polyacrylamide Hydrogels
New Antibacterial, Antiadhesive Films Based on Self Assemblies of Modified Tetraetherlipids
CHAPTER 6: MINI / MICRO IMPLANTABLE DEVICES
Energy Efficient Biomedical Signal Processing in Implantable Devices
Implantable Electronics for the Recovery of Neuromuscular Functions
Towards an Integrated, Fully-Implantable Vestibular Prosthesis for Balance Restoration
Estimate Biocompatibility and Injection-Molding Processability of Ti-Based Metallic Glasses for Dental Implant
Polysiloxane Coatings on Biomedical Micro Devices: Plasma Etching and Properties of Protection Layer

CHAPTER 7: MEDICAL APPLICATIONS OF SHAPE MEMORY MATERIALS AND SMART TEXTILES
Theory and Experiments for Mechanically-Induced Remodeling of Tissue Engineered Blood Vessels
Fatigue Properties of Superelastic Ti-Ni Filaments Used in Braided Cables for Bone Fixation

Design of a Progressively Expandable Stent Using Finite Elements
Functional Materials for Wearable Sensing, Actuating and Energy Harvesting
Bio-Sensing Textile for Medical Monitoring Applications