Integrated Biomaterials for Biomedical Technology

This cutting edge book provides all the important aspects dealing with the basic science involved in materials in biomedical technology, especially structure and properties, techniques and technological innovations in material processing and characterizations, as well as the applications. The volume consists of 12 chapters written by acknowledged experts of the biomaterials field and covers a wide range of topics and applications including: - The different types of nanobiomaterials - How to generate porous biomaterials for tissue engineering - Calcium phosphate-based biomaterials intended for mineralized tissue regenerative applications - Nanocrystalline form of calcium phosphates - Design and fabrication of SiO2 nanoparticles - New kinds of titanium alloy implants - Injectable growth factor system based on bone morphogenetic proteins - Impedance sensing of biological processes in mammalian cells - Hydrogels-based implantable glucose sensors - Molecular design of multifunctional polymers for gene transfection - Hydrogels and their potential biomedical applications - Hybrid biomaterials with high mechanical and biological properties.